Gazza M kane stayed noticeably higher, didn't do his usual false 9 work, in order to give foden and bellingham the space to operate
feels like foden is a pass ans move player, and england aren't a pass and move team that plays between the lines well, so he's always going to struggle
Thing about Kane is while the media moan about it he loves dropping deep and he is an excellent passer of the ball. When you have someone like Bellingham behind you who is superb at getting forward ahead of the CF then surely that kind of partnership should work? Like you say problem is Foden is also there which means Kane isn't dropping deep and I think that harms the dynamics of the team.
CPM It's time to see the Wharton-Rice-Bellingham midfield.
Wharton would definitely be an interesting selection. I've seen people on twitter compare him to Xhaka.
Qwiss I think thats spot on and its why I'd put Gordon in instead. He's not as big a star, not even as good a player but he will do similar on the left with what Saka and Bowen did on the right. Did Foden play a single cross all night? A through ball? A pass that wasn't straight back into midfield? He was completely ineffective. England can't afford to have Foden and Kane both hanging around waiting for a chance to come.
City fans clinging onto Foden's Footmob rating right now!
I agree and I think this is why they'll miss someone like Rashford as well, not in great form but his profile fits the LW better than most in the England squad.
Clrnc JazzG quite impressed with Guehi. Huge upgrade on Maguire
If anything I thought Stones looked the more ropey out of the two CBs yesterday.
