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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Will Unwin

Can 11 Englishmen be on the same pitch without looking confused?

Declan Rice
We could barely watch either. Photograph: Filip Singer/EPA

MAKING A POINT

The debate that used to dominate the hot England narrative was always about whether midfield tyros Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard could work together in the centre of the park. The answer was generally “no” but it still got England to the quarter finals in most tournaments. Thankfully – a difficult word to say, just ask Stephen Warnock – things have moved on and the big question is: can 11 Englishman be on the same pitch without looking completely disjointed and confused?

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