Gareth Southgate says he overlooked Phil Foden as an option to unlock to USA defensive line on Friday, insisting the Manchester City man wasn’t the right fit in the centre of the park.
, four days on from their stroll in the park against Iran, and the boss now has to prepare his troops for another draining game against Wales on Tuesday.— Sam Cunningham
His centre-back Harry Maguire, who impressed in the heart of defence, conceded England “weren’t ruthless enough in the final third”.Speaking on ITV, Gary Neville said: “I was disappointed not to see Foden. For me that talent is huge – I’ve not seen anything like that. I know we’ve got [Jude] Bellingham, we’ve got [Jack] Grealish, we’ve got others, and Gareth prefers Mount, Saka and Sterling at the moment.
Indeed, it was sentiment reflected on the airwaves too, with Micah Richards saying on BBC Radio 5 Live: “We talk about creativity, who is the first player that comes to mind? It’s Phil Foden. “Mason Mount didn’t have his greatest game today and I don’t want to blame on him but it was a game where we couldn’t get the rotations going and get the passing quick enough, and we had one of our best talented players on the bench. I couldn’t understand it.
“It is not about one player making the difference but how many times do we see him, week in week out, get in those little pockets and make something out of nothing. For him to not come onto the pitch tonight was a massive mistake.”
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