England have been training with a three-centre centre-back system ahead of Saturday’s Euro 2024 quarter-final against Switzerland football.
It remains to be seen whether Gareth Southgate will be willing to change from the 4-2-3-1 formation. He has used throughout the first four games in Germany. UFABET But the fact the team have been practicing with three centre-backs suggests a change is on the cards.
England ended up beating Slovakia in the last 16 at the weekend, switching to a 3-5-2 formation in extra time.
In response, Southgate has taken a similar approach to training at the Weimar base on Wednesday.
Only time will tell whether Southgate will change the formation from the start of this weekend’s game against Switzerland. But the team are prepared to make changes to their starting line-up for this round of matches.
If England switch to three centre-backs, John Stones, Kyle Walker and Ezri Konsa are likely to start with Marc Guehi suspended.
Switzerland also use a three-centre centre-back system. And a similar style of play to Murat Yakin’s side could be the motivation behind the change in approach.
Using three centre-backs has been Southgate’s preferred formation, helping England finish fourth at the 2018 World Cup.
He also switched between three centre-backs and a back four at Euro 2020.