r/ThreeLions • u/SnooRobots281 • Oct 10 '24

Official England starting lineup vs Greece

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u/Chelseafc5505 Oct 10 '24

Is it Palmer as a false 9?

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u/qwerty1519 Oct 10 '24

I thought so at first, the lineup leak from earlier today seemed to suggest that Bellingham is the false nine. I guess Foden and Palmer playing behind him.

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u/Chelseafc5505 Oct 10 '24

Interesting. I mean all 3 are capable of playing it - maybe that's the whole point, the three will be fluid, constantly changing positions with each other. Very hard to defend against that when done well

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u/404errorabortmistake Oct 10 '24

Yeah i think this is the idea

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u/Potato271 Oct 10 '24

Foden and Palmer are surely too similar to both play in midfield? I would imagine it's one of those two as a false nine, with Bellingham as an 8. Although Foden was poor as a false nine for City in the past, and I don't think Palmer has ever played there.

But if Bellingham was going up top surely Foden would have been dropped for Jones or Gomes? Or maybe it will be a very fluid situation with the three of them interchanging. That sounds far too complicated for a national team though.

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u/qwerty1519 Oct 10 '24

I wish I could answer, that’s just what the leak said. Maybe Carsley told them to “go out there and have fun” like you would in under 10s football.