47 | Phil Foden - 2023/24

[Colin Bells Boots]

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.

Err what is this " coaching them " you speak of ?

 

[dennishasdoneit]

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.

The confusion 're press or not ...was probably the most damning indictment of Southgate...that really irks me, as I have no idea how an international team can turn out at a tournament, genuinely not knowing what the game plan is.
I was embarrassed for the manger tbh.
Managing to get the worst out of Foden Kane and Bellingham takes some doing....we are talking high quality players here....

 

[PabZabb]

Was refreshing to see Phill play with a bit of a ‘f**k it’ mentality the other night and being a bit more selfish. He’s undoubtedly our most technically gifted player but playing selflessly for the good of the team/system (City) will never work with England

 

[JewelZee]

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.

He was more of a box crashing false 9. There was no center forward in front of him 90% of the time. When Phil played inside there was always a CF in front of him (Haaland/Alvarez) and he excelled. Bellingham has NEVER been a proven 10. He's an 8, simple as...

 

[meltonblue]

He was more of a box crashing false 9. There was no center forward in front of him 90% of the time. When Phil played inside there was always a CF in front of him (Haaland/Alvarez) and he excelled. Bellingham has NEVER been a proven 10. He's an 8, simple as...

True, was more making the point he’s hardly been playing in midfield at all and either way if he’s going to play as either a 10 or a false nine, he needs a creative midfielder behind him that we don’t have.

Well, unless he drops Kane and plays both Bellingham and Foden centrally in the forward central positions. He’d never do it but I’d quite like to see it!

 

[Craig]

True, was more making the point he’s hardly been playing in midfield at all and either way if he’s going to play as either a 10 or a false nine, he needs a creative midfielder behind him that we don’t have.

Well, unless he drops Kane and plays both Bellingham and Foden centrally in the forward central positions. He’d never do it but I’d quite like to see it!

3 at the back would be the other option to balance the side more. Walker in the back Arnold and Saka as wingbacks. Bring Wharton in for Trippier so he could have 2 holders. Then it’s frees his 2 best players up to play closer to Kane centrally

 

[JewelZee]

True, was more making the point he’s hardly been playing in midfield at all and either way if he’s going to play as either a 10 or a false nine, he needs a creative midfielder behind him that we don’t have.

Well, unless he drops Kane and plays both Bellingham and Foden centrally in the forward central positions. He’d never do it but I’d quite like to see it!

Or maybe push Bellingham back a bit, get TAA out of the midfield, slide Foden inside behind maybe Toney and, for me, have Palmer on the left, Saka on the right...

 

[Blu3m00n91]

Every England team has a scape goat. Sadly it’s Foden this time round. Get him back at the blues with a proper manager

 

[come-on-barney]

Got his priorities right, ‘Gone Fishing’

 

[Cobra]

Every England team has a scape goat. Sadly it’s Foden this time round. Get him back at the blues with a proper manager

Who’s actually scapegoating him then? He’s had a higher player rating than Kane, Bellingham and Saka in the last two matches on most websites, and most pundits want to see him playing as a number 10.