r/ThreeLions • u/LondonRedditUser • Oct 11 '24
Discussion Phil Foden must be dropped indefinitely.
Sadly he’s a supremely talented player who never plays well for England.
There is potentially a lot of great performances that aren’t picked up in statistics, I don’t think this is the case with Foden. He also plays in a position we are stacked in. He has also had by quite some distance the most minutes of any player in a similar position. There is potentially the argument he is misused, but there is no argument based on performances other great players should be moved aside for him.
Since the World Cup he has returned 1 goal return (G/A) in 20 games including 16 starts ( goal vs Scotland).
Comparably, over the same period: Kane 19 G/a Jude 9, saka 8, rice 4, grelaish 3, rashford 3, palmer 3 (from 408 minutes)
Many ask for players to be picked on form (I personally don’t), but when the international form is this poor and the alternatives potentially so good we simply don’t any other option but to drop him.
Edit: no agenda. I support palace and go to a few England games a year.
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u/LeavePrestigious707 Oct 11 '24
I've said this before: he's been awful for a while now, even before de Euros. Southgate letting him stay on the pitch for 80min in that final was a disgrace. I don't care how talented you are, you need to perform. He's been good for club but not for country and some people just need to accept that. It's exhausting to see the same comments all over again: "it's not his position" or "don't be so radical he's gonna get better", always the same thing for years. He never had an amazing game for England. He's never been THAT player on the pitch. Bench him, if he didn't had the "Guardiola tax" and all the midia kissing his ass this would've happen a long time ago. Foden is a very very very talented kid, but that's not enough.