Martin Keown: Why I'd Be Erling Haaland's NIGHTMARE & England MUST Fix This Before Mexico
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Martin Keown joins Joe Cole to discuss England's World Cup campaign and preview their knockout match against Mexico.
England's World Cup campaign reaches the knockout stages and Martin Keown joins Joe Cole on Could It Be Coming Home? to preview the huge last 16 clash with Mexico.Joe and Martin debate just how dangerous Mexico will be, why England's defence has looked vulnerable throughout the tournament and whether changes are needed, including Joe's case for starting Noni Madueke ahead of Bukayo Saka. Martin also explains why Declan Rice is one of the world's elite midfielders, but questions whether England are getting the best out of him.Elsewhere, Martin looks ahead to Gabriel vs Erling Haaland in Brazil's meeting with Norway, explains how he would have defended both Haaland and Kylian Mbappé, questions whether Arsenal let Folarin Balogun leave too soon and discusses why France are even better than the one that reached the World Cup Final four years ago.There's plenty of nostalgia too as Martin reveals how missing out on England's Euro '96 squad led him to leave the UK that summer, Joe recalls the pain of missing out on major tournaments himself, and the pair revisit the day Joe tried to persuade Martin to swap Arsenal for West Ham. Plus, Martin picks his ultimate Carling Pub Team Sheet…
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