He won't though. Saka will always start there as long as he's fit. I know Foden isn't as good off the left but he has played there on plenty of occasions for City. There are games though where pace on both flanks are vital and that's where Rashford comes into play, frustrating as he can be.
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He won't though. Saka will always start there as long as he's fit. I know Foden isn't as good off the left but he has played there on plenty of occasions for City. There are games though where pace on both flanks are vital and that's where Rashford comes into play, frustrating as he can be.
Saka has pace but he rarely runs in behind, he prefers to come to the ball which is why Foden is a good replacement. I feel as long as you have Rashford in the team you have that pace outlet.
The only thing you'll get with Saka compared to Foden is that he'll keep the width, Foden will come in and try to affect the game more in the middle.
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Gary did the LB/CB thing in the last round of games and it was shit.
Agree about Foden...... Can't play him Jude & Hk all bunched together in the CAM area. Also agree re: PF at LW.
Fair points. I think ultimately we have plenty of good options which is what you always want.
But Christ. You know you're already missing the Premier League when you're talking about England and it's not even a tournament yet! The 30th can't come quick enough.
Saka is obviously too good and obviously too important to drop. Was excellent at the World Cup, is set in the system and there is no reason to drop him for right wingers with very similar numbers this season.
Foden is a very hard one. I’d LOVE to play him ten with Bellingham/Rice behind but get that it would be very offensive. Too imbalanced. He’s another that sort of has to play though because he’s our best natural ‘footballer’.
But I would drop him before Saka. Simply because Saka has better performances for the NT under his belt, he suits what Southgate wants to do more, and possibly suits the international game more.
Foden is a very hard one. I’d LOVE to play him ten with Bellingham/Rice behind but get that it would be very offensive. Too imbalanced. He’s another that sort of has to play though because he’s our best natural ‘footballer’.
But I would drop him before Saka. Simply because Saka has better performances for the NT under his belt, he suits what Southgate wants to do more, and possibly suits the international game more.
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Rashford is fine, needed for pace, not sure about Chilwell, he's not better than Shaw and Gallagher nah not for me, need someone to pass forward there because Rice won't do it, maybe Mainoo or Curtis Jones.
For the France team does Camavinga not get in over Rabiot?
You can pick your preferred defenders but I think the six ahead of them should look like this;
Holding Mid - Rice
CM - Bellingham
CM - Maddison
LW - Saka
RW - Foden
ST - Kane
That is six outstanding players, all can score a goal, all can create a goal at any level.
Some may prefer Rashford to Foden, no problems there either but I do think Foden at his best is better
Holding Mid - Rice
CM - Bellingham
CM - Maddison
LW - Saka
RW - Foden
ST - Kane
That is six outstanding players, all can score a goal, all can create a goal at any level.
Some may prefer Rashford to Foden, no problems there either but I do think Foden at his best is better
This would be outstanding
If England had more dependable (on the biggest stage) centre-backs, you could push Stones further forward into the holding role which would then also allow Rice to play a bit further forward as he does for Woolwich. But Maguire (he will start) and Dunk/Konsa/Branthwaite is far from ideal. You'll get away with that against the likes of Serbia, but not France, Portugal and Spain.
Camavinga can play left back and dm so his versatility is useful off the bench. Rabiot is also better attacking so a true 8. And very tall which is useful at set pieces.
However I think in a 4-3-3 without Griezmann then Camavinga could start.
I'd still rather we went:
Rice
Foden ---------------------- Jude
Saka -------------------- Kane -------------------- Rashford
Foden ---------------------- Jude
Saka -------------------- Kane -------------------- Rashford
....And if that means playing a more conservative back 4 then so be it.
Chilwell is loads better than Shaw imo. Can't stay fit is a huge issue.
Rice is such an enigma man, he has everything apart from vertical passing, would be the near perfect 6, basically he's not Rodri which is why him playing in the lone 6 role he struggles.
If he had Foden & Jude collecting the ball from either side of him (and Kane ahead of him); he wouldn't need play any overtly brave/creative passes......
Nor is playing Henderson or Gallagher alongside him instead in a dismal 4231 going to open up any further avenues of creativity/playmaking.