Wednesday Cannon Fodder: QUIZ!
Wednesday Cannon Fodder: QUIZ!
Good Wednesday morning, TSFers. Arsenal did me (and you) a favor and released a quiz for us to take today: Arsenal Premier League Players. The ask is simple — name as many players who have suited up for the club as possible. There are 231 in total and they’ve given us 20 minutes. The quiz is here.
We have to talk about England. Rarely does a side have so much talent while looking so abject on the pitch as a team. They’re all good enough as individual players. You can quibble about whether one guy is slightly better than another but that is besides the point. England have sufficient talent at every position on the pitch. But that talent isn’t being deployed correctly. The pieces don’t fit together and the setup is wrong.
There are too many variables and permutations to discuss what the specific fix is, but Gareth Southgate needs to rethink some of his deeply held convictions about the side. And I mean all of them, including whether his captain Harry Kane is the best player to lead the line with the specific guys starting around him and whether media darlings Phil Foden and Jude Bellingham work well together.
For what it’s worth, I think Southgate left some of the correct pieces behind in England too, but there is no remedying that. The players that he brought should be good enough if they’re assembled properly and given a workable tactical plan.
Today in Euro action, we’ve got Slovakia-Romania (FS1) and Ukraine-Belgium (FOX) both at 12 pm ET. As a reminder, all the scenarios for advancing are here. If Slovakia and Romania draw, both advance, so that’ll be a barn-burner of a match. Belgium advance as long as they don’t lose to Ukraine by 4+ goals. Ukraine need to win to guarantee advancing.
At 3 pm, Czechia take on Turkiye (FS1) and Georgia face Portugal (FOX). Portugal are through as group winners. Turkiye need a point to guarantee advancing. Czechia must win to advance. The same goes for Georgia.
Ecuador play Jamaica at 6 pm and Venezuela play Mexico at 9 pm in the Copa America. Both matches are on FS1.
Enjoy the day of football and good luck on the quiz!