Gareth Southgate, England manager, is thinking of switching to three centre-backs in Tuesday's Euro 2020 last-16 match against Germany.England has not used 3-4-3 in this match and Iceland beat England 4-0 at Wembley on November 2020.Southgate may switch to the 4-2-3-1 that he used at the tournament thus far. If so, the three centre backs against Germany will be Kyle Walker (John Stones) and Harry Maguire (centre-backs).Gareth Southgate, #ENG manager, is thinking about switching to playing with three center-backs tonight's #Euro2020 last-16 match against #GER Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews), June 29, 2021England reached the semi finals of 2018 World Cup, with Walker Stones, Maguire and Maguire as the back.0:52 Sam Allardyce believes that switching from a back 4 to a rear 3 could be a positive for England against Germany provided Gareth Southgate's team is 'comfortable with that systemSouthgate may recall Phil Foden to the game. Mason Mount could also be recalled to the starting lineup.Foden was not available for the matchday 23 against Czech Republic. However, the England manager said it was a precautionary move.Southgate stated before the game that "he's on the yellow card" and that it looked like there were two missing players for the next round.0:28 Southgate states that Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell can be selected and will join the squad on TuesdayFoden is now more likely to win the battle against Marcus Rashford, Jason Sancho and will start for England with Harry Kane and Raheem sterling in the last-16 tie.Southgate seems to be changing his view about the "missing two" Ben Chilwell or Mount, and both seem to be out of isolation, and back together with the rest at their central London hotel.Since being in contact with Billy Gilmour (Chelsea team-mate), Chilwell and Mount were forced to train by themselves and socially distant. Gilmour tested positive for Covid-19 following the Scotland match.Because neither England player was out of quarantine before the game, it was assumed that neither of them could be selected.It seems now that Southgate may seriously consider including Mount in England's first XI at Wembley. Even though he won't have trained with the rest for more than one week.Gary Neville has encouraged England's players against Germany to seize the once-in-a lifetime opportunity at Euro 2020.Sky Sports pundit, who suffered a devastating Wembley Euros loss to Germany in 1996, said that the current generation should do all they can to take advantage of the benefits of such a big game on their own turf.He shared his memories with Sky Sports Football Euros Podcast, "I was a young Euro 96 player, only 21 years old, and you feel that those moments are going back to you.""This moment isn’t coming back," I would tell these boys on Tuesday. This is it. This moment is irreplaceable: Germany playing in a home tournament in front of 45,000 people. It will be a unique moment, even though you wish it were 80,000 like in Euro 96."We did not create history in Euro 96. We failed to make it." Do not let Tuesday slip by, boys. We have a great chance if we beat Germany Tuesday. They will know this."But don’t believe that there will be 2022 in Qatar, 2024 somewhere else, or 2026 somewhere else... you might not be there. You might not qualify, the team might not be there. These things are possible in future tournaments which are beyond your control.You have a great chance to win this tournament. It is so special to play Germany in Wembley. This is a significant national moment for the country. This is how it was in Euro 96. A major moment that will be cherished forever."The Tuesday moment will be the last of their international careers. It's unlikely that we'll get an England tournament in the next five to 10 years.This is the place for Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane. There's no second chance.0:39 Germany's most-capped Lothar Matthaus warns England to be cautious of Thomas Muller, who is vital to the team's successEngland is favourite to defeat Germany in the 16th round. This will end the myth that they have never won a decisive victory over their biggest rivals in major tournaments since 1966.England is ranked fourth in FIFA rankings, compared to 12th in Germany. They are also in better form (eight wins and one draw) than Germany (four wins, two draws, and three losses); Southgate's team will be supported by the majority of the 45,000 Wembley fans.Germany finished second in Group F with one win, one draw, and one loss. The tournament statistics will tell you that they are far from consistent.Rob Dorsett analyzes the strengths and weaknesses in Germany before the clash at Wembley.
