The Game

Was Thomas Tuchel's experiment of playing Phil Foden as a 'false nine' a waste of time? Tony Cascarino thinks it was. Either way the attempt seems to have signaled the end to Foden's World Cup hopes.
Did he learn anything else from the two disappointing friendlies?
Gregor robertson, Martin Samuel and Tony Cascarino pick their own World Cup squads, and have a guess at who Tuchel will pick.
A quick look at the plight of Italian football, the new reign of Roberto De Zerbi; and is the Chelsea project about to stall?


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Tom Clarke and and former EFL player Gregor Robertson with all the latest from the football League.

Easter is always pivotal. With two rounds of matches in the space for four days the promotion and relegation picture will be a lot clearer come next Tuesday.
Which teams have the biggest fixtures over Easter? In the Championship Middlesborough home to Millwall on Friday lunchtime is huge, it's a big week for Southampton with Arsenal in the cup followed by the two teams below them Wrexham and Derby. At the bottom Portsmouth have a very tough run of games, starting with two relegation rivals.
In League One do the teams on bad runs have a big enough cushion...Bolton, Bradford and Stockport are looking over their shoulders at Plymouth and Stevenage.
Almost the entire top eight in League Two still have to play each other...it is far from sorted.

We'll be back next week for a bonus episode to review a busy Easter weekend.
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All change at Spurs again. After only 44 days in change and one point from five Premier League matches Igor Tudor left the club on Sunday...but who on earth comes next? The clubs top candidate doesn't want it until next season and presumably only if they're still in the Premier League and the rest, well its not a strong list.
With England did Thomas Tuchel learn anything from England's limp display against Uruguay? As far as his squad is concerned who played their way in, or out of it?
Plus a quick look at a fans VAR survey.

Gregor Robertson is joined by Tottenham reporter Tom Allnut and from the England camp by Hamazah Khalique-Loonat.
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Mo salah is leaving Liverpool at the end of the season. What is the Egyptians legacy - to Liverpool and to the Premier League ? does he make it into your top five all time Premier League forwards, there is mixed opinion in the studio.
Will his departure have a big effect on the future of Arne Slot?
Is Trent Alexander Arnold really England's seventh choice right back? Why isn't he in a 35 man squad?
Is it tactical or personal with Thomas Tuchel?

Gregor Robertson is joined by Jonathan Northcroft, Tony Cascarino and Martin Samuel
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What was the most significant result of the weekend?
Could Arsenal losing in the cup final affect the rest of their season?
Spurs losing to Nottingham Forest puts them one point clear of relegation and looking unbelievably fragile. could a club this big go down?
Liverpool slipped up again, is Arne Slot now under serious pressure with Xabi Alonso waiting in the wings?
Chelsea were thumped at Everton, are big players losing interest?
And Sunderland can't lose against Newcastle, where does the result leave the Newcastle project?
Gregor Robertson is joined by Gary Jacob, Paul Hirst and Alyson Rudd
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