47 | Phil Foden - 2023/24

[Crooked_rain]

A bonus was that the BBC seemed to all be singing from the same hymn sheet, move Bellingham back and play Phil in number 10, couple of speedsters out wide and the balance is miles better.

Everyone can see that's the way to go but I still don't think Southgate will do that

He will probably stick with exactly the same system but start Conor Gallagher instead of Arnold or possibly think Mainoo is the answer instead of Arnold

Either way, I just don't see him growing a sack and telling Bellingham to drop deeper and that Phil is taking his place as the 10 .

 

[madloaf]

A couple of lovely moves tonight - clearly lost his temper and grabbed the ball and drove past 3 midfielders before selfishly shooting - but it was very much an example of - "hey look - i'm fooking wasted here".

He'd actually be ok on the left, with a left back who overlapped and crossed and no.10 who got out of his way, and a no.8 who knew what to do on the pitch, and a no.9 who didn't bring the defence to him, and a manager who had tactics.

 

[ws01]

Get rid of Bellingham in the 10 and put Phil in there. Bellingham isn't a 10 and never will be

 

[Bournemouth Blue]

Phil was the only one who seemed intent on running at the opposition, so Southgate hooks him and leave Bellingham on who did absolutely nothing

 

[Bluemoonie92]

Only player who wanted to progress the ball when he drifted in the middle. AS long as that muppet is in charge he wont ever get to play in his actual position. Id imagine he will be dropped for the next game, good for us but feel for him.

 

[RayCTID]

Get rid of Bellingham in the 10 and put Phil in there. Bellingham isn't a 10 and never will be

That will probably down to the next England manager providing the FA will get that decision correct.

 

[SebastianBlue]

He'd actually be ok on the left, with a left back who overlapped and crossed and no.10 who got out of his way, and a no.8 who knew what to do on the pitch, and a no.9 who didn't bring the defence to him, and a manager who had tactics.

Yeah, but apart from that, he really should be doing better…

 

[St.Pauli support]

England play with the mindset of a former mediocre defender.
Oh wait!..

Everything is exactly going according to plan. For him at least.

 

[meltonblue]

Get rid of Bellingham in the 10 and put Phil in there. Bellingham isn't a 10 and never will be

Bellingham’s been a 10 all season to be fair. The issue is he needs a creative midfielder behind him, which England don’t have, and his form has dropped off a cliff since christmas.

The way Southgate has set up the other two midfielders, it needs the 10 to be a playmaker, Foden there would work far better than Bellingham.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Tbf to Phil he at least had three shots, one that struck the post, but he didn't have a great game again. But neither did nobody else, the whole squad look fucked to me absolutely no energy about it and that is a big concern.
We have been the worst team on show so far and that alone should be a sackable offence for Southgate alone

I thought it was less to do with energy and more to do with the fact that no one fucking knew if and when to press. I don't know what he's coaching them.