Whether it is Gareth Southgate or someone else, here are the five players the England manager must build around ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
England have lost consecutive European Championship finals and questions are being asked, mainly of the manager.
It is time to move on from Walker and a more-than-capable player is waiting in the wings. Liverpool’s Alexander-Arnold started England’s opening two Euro 2024 matches in midfield next to Declan Rice and looked uncomfortable, which is hardly his fault; it was a poorly-timed and ill-advised Southgate “experiment” that threw the player under the bus. Trent is a perfect inverted right-back but actually playing as a central midfielder is a different kettle of fish.
On a side note, Arsenal defender Benjamin White is another outstanding option at right-back and repairing that relationship should be a top priority for Southgate’s successor.The biggest benefit from a footballing perspective of joining Real Madrid is the glory, but with glory comes a demanding amount of football. That perhaps took its toll on Bellingham at Euro 2024, producing the occasional moment of magic but not on a consistent or reliable basis.
The lay-off to assist Cole Palmer in the final against Spain was another moment of brilliance and something you’d expect to see from a world-class striker or an Olivier Giroud, not one of your attacking midfielders. Having so much to your game and being as versatile and tactically astute as Bellingham makes him a diamond in the rough.
The English media don’t seem to like the narrative that Saka is better than Foden, constantly waxing lyrical about the latter’s 45 minutes influencing the Three Lions before fading away and being substituted off, while Saka quietly does his thing and often pops up with a crucial contribution. It’s time for less slating and more praising. Mainoo is absolutely fantastic and what he is doing at 19 is not normal. He essentially saved Manchester United’s season by breaking into the team and any rare praise Erik ten Hag deserves should be centred around his nurturing of youth, bringing the best out of Mainoo and Garnacho like he did Frenkie de Jong and Matthijs de Ligt at Ajax.
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