Im prepared to have a fight over Bellingham being a better 8 which would leave room for Foden at 10. Or Palmer. Saka on the right and Anthony Gordon on the left. There, Ive won the World Cup
Bellingham at 8 is the correct answer. The problem with that is that he's now even further away to make Kane's runs for him.
So it has to come with a player at nine, who actually makes striker runs.
If Kane is playing false nine, as he does anyway, then i'd out Foden ahead of him in that role. Because he's can run, and his passing is better, and he doesn't get overrun on the ball, and wouldn't be prone to playing a Hollywood ball across his goal from left back, to prove how amazing he is, when he can't move, and costing us with shit giveaways. That mazy dribble he made at glacial speed, missing passes as he went, to retain possession, just, before ending up on the right pivot position and turning the ball back to a centre half, while being savaged by a Latvian, is emblematic of everything that is wrong with having him get on the ball.
I didn’t say Tuchel should pick only/primarily on form. But it has to be taken into account at some point. Foden has, what, 50-odd caps for his country; how many of those would you say he’s really matched his stellar billing? Three? Four? That’s an awful lot of “attributes & class” eclipsing lack of performance. Foden undeniably has talent, but eventually he has to produce consistently at international level, or he’s just another in a very long line of over-hyped England under-achievers.
What exactly did Tuchel learn by giving Foden 20 minutes off the bench vs Latvia that he didn’t already know after seeing him play vs Albania? That was a perfect opportunity to see what MGW (or one if his other midfield options) could do, but Tuchel opted not to take it. If he doesn’t trust MGW vs Latvia, he’s probably not going to pick him for any important game. That’s Tuchel’s decision; just don’t expect people to like it. It’s not as though only Forest fans are pissed off either MGW’s non-selection; there was close to universal astonishment
This would come under playing him in the right way, with the right players around him, for me. As I largely addressed. The rest I definitely did.
Bought tickets for the England match at the CG. Now practising “you can stick your trumpet up your arse” and “Thomas Tuchel, what a wanker” in preparation.
Murillo's crap defending has taken down the Brazil manager.
