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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
The answer is probably something very simple like they were the five best takers by % successful in training. Southgate doesn't strike me as someone who makes impulse decisions, he's a "trust the process" kind of guy to me. He wanted to ride his best takers rather than second guess himself playing a hunch. And that's pretty much his biggest flaw as a manager, his conservative nature makes him determined to stick to the plan, even if the plan is flawed.
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Criticisms of his selections or subs strike me as complaining about the results. If those guys had hit their penalties everyone would be saying how smart it was.