MNC: Who starts for England, & Scotland's approach v Haiti

MNC: Who starts for England, & Scotland's approach v Haiti

From Football Daily by BBC Radio 5 Live

June 8, 2026 · 58 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the significance of pre-tournament friendlies for England and Scotland as they prepare for the World Cup.

Mark Chapman is joined by ESPN's Julien Laurens, Conor Coady and Chris Sutton on this week's Monday Night Club. The team ask what the point is in pre-tournament friendlies; are they a waste of time, or are they valuable preparation for the World Cup? Senior Reporter Ian Dennis joins to discuss what Thomas Tuchel will have learned from England's 1-0 win over New Zealand, what role Jude Bellingham could play and whether Morgan Rogers could start ahead of him? Will there be such a thing as a '10' for England, and will it be Marcus Rashford or Anthony Gordon on the left? Scotland reporter Jane Lewis joins the pod as we hear from John McGinn, speaking less than a week out from Scotland's opener against Haiti. The team discuss Scotland's positive preparations in their warm-up friendlies, as well as what their approach should be in the opening game. Should they go on the aggressive to score as many goals as possible before facing Brazil and Morocco? And finally, Spanish football expert Guillem Balague joins MNC to discuss Florentino Perez being re-elected as Real Madrid President, as well as the fitness of Lamine Yamal ahead of Spain's opening match against Cape Verde. Timecodes: 01:35…

People in this episode

Host: Mark Chapman

Guests: Julien Laurens, Conor Coady, Chris Sutton, Jane Lewis, Guillem Balague

Topics covered

  • pre-tournament friendlies
  • England national team
  • Scotland national team
  • World Cup preparations
  • football tactics
  • player roles
  • football leadership

Keywords

  • England
  • Scotland
  • World Cup
  • friendlies
  • football tactics
  • Jude Bellingham
  • Thomas Tuchel
  • Marcus Rashford
  • John McGinn
  • Guillem Balague

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Real Madrid

Places: England, Scotland, Haiti, Brazil, Morocco, New Zealand, Spain, Cape Verde

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