As Micah Richards warned on Gary Lineker's The Rest is Football podcast on Saturday, "Be careful with Slovakia." That should apply to any foe England faces after Gareth Southgate's troops never got out of second gear in the group phase. Specifically, Richards warned about Slovakia's Napoli midfielder Stanislav Lobotka as a disruptive force, and PSG ace defender Milan Skriniar as a tactical leader on the backline. Good enough to see off Belgium, the Slovaks cannot be dismissed, and early word is that Man United's Kobbie Mainoo will be the latest to start and pair with Declan Rice at midfeild after Trent Alexander-Arnold and Conor Gallagher have failed to provide proper balance. Harry Kane is also looking a bit heavy-legged, and Jude Bellingham's influence has waned since the early going of the opener vs. Serbia...is he simply a bit worn down from a full season at Real Madrid that lasted into June with the Champions League before immediately reporting for England duty? This might not be easy for England at Gelsenkirchen. Play Slovakia on Spread