NICK POPE

is rightly being tipped to be England’s No 1. But what might work against the Burnley goalkeeper is that Sean Dyche’s team play a more direct way than Gareth Southgate might like. This is no dig at Dyche — I love watching Burnley. But only 9.5 per cent of Pope’s passes are short, with 90.5 per cent long. In contrast, Jordan Pickford plays 33.2 per cent of his passes short and 66.8 per cent long, at Carlo Ancelotti’s request. He likes a passing game, and so does Southgate.