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Stones confident ‘fluid’ England will click if Southgate moves to back three
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- System tried in training with Konsa as Guéhi replacement
- Stones says he is fit despite knee strapping in training
John Stones is confident England are capable of a seamless switch to a back three if Gareth Southgate presses ahead with plans to change formation in Saturday’s quarter-final against Switzerland.
Marc Guéhi’s one-game ban has forced England into at least one defensive change and it is understood they have used training sessions this week to trial a return to the system that carried them to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup.
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