Gareth Southgate commits to Nick Pope eight weeks ahead of World Cup kick-off nufc england
Team selection yet again called into question, as somehow Harry Maguire once more kept his place.
Fifteen minutes later and Maguire ended up losing the ball high up the pitch and after lumbering back, he actually then got into the penalty area but then instead of going to close down Havertz, stood well off. The German striker’s shot giving Pope no chance as it curled past him and went in off the post.
England had regularly got into problems at the back with poor passing and bad decision making, Nick Pope contributing to that with some poor and hurried distribution. The defence and Maguire in particular giving his minimal help. With Pickford currently out injured, Gareth Southgate has committed to Nick Pope now as England’s number two and clearly set to play if Pickford isn’t available in Qatar. By playing him in both these final two warm up games, Southgate putting faith in the Newcastle keeper.
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