Our game against Greece was truly awful. Martinez, much like Wilmots did before him, will waste this generation's talent. We haven't shown any signs of progression since he took over more than a year ago. I'd have us down for a QF exit in Russia once we meet a good opponent with a tactical coach, same as four years ago basically.
Carrasco as LWB says it all really - he has a high workrate but simply doesn't know how to defend. Meunier is good as a wingback but not the best defensively either, we'd struggle against any decent attacking side like Spain showed last year. After the Greece game, De Bruyne was critical that our defensive set-up needs to be on point and he was bang on. We need to revert to a 4231 or 433 but our hipster manager won't do that for sure. He has also proven that he has no idea how to influence or alter a game with game-defining substitutions, which is a huge concern imo. The "now we can win without playing well" brigade needs to shut up as well because we've been doing that since '14. Some things or results hide our deficiencies but we're miles off the likes of Spain and Germany at the moment. For me, the team that should be starting in Russia is a 433 with Courtois; Meunier, Alderweireld, Kompany, Vertonghen; Witsel, Nainggolan, De Bruyne; Mertens, Lukaku, Hazard. No fecking about putting players in positions where they don't belong or they're not used to play in. I'd be fine with Dembele instead of Nainggolan as well.