Bellingham or Foden?

From what I’ve heard Shaw is ready to go and should play against Holland (?)

Probably not fully fit as ever but probably dosed up on painkiller injections

comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
What do people think of Ian Wright's suggestion of putting Saka at LB, both to accommodate Palmer and solve the issue of ball progression down that flank? Would be a bold attacking move with obvious defensive risks, so I can't see Southgate doing it.
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Forgive me if I am wrong but didn't Saka start off playing LB? or played there at some early stage of his career? Arsenal fans will know better than I but sure I read it somewhere? that said I am often WELL wrong

comment by Robberto Garnacho (U22716)
posted 17 minutes ago
From what I’ve heard Shaw is ready to go and should play against Holland (?)

Probably not fully fit as ever but probably dosed up on painkiller injections
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The worry is that he’ll get injured again.

comment by Robberto Garnacho (U22716)
posted 20 minutes ago
From what I’ve heard Shaw is ready to go and should play against Holland (?)

Probably not fully fit as ever but probably dosed up on painkiller injections
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I would have thought he would have gotten some minutes yesterday if that were true, would be very bold to throw him into a knockout game

comment by Barefoot (U19770)
posted 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 3 minutes ago
What do people think of Ian Wright's suggestion of putting Saka at LB, both to accommodate Palmer and solve the issue of ball progression down that flank? Would be a bold attacking move with obvious defensive risks, so I can't see Southgate doing it.
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Sounds good but how good is he defensively when we no doubt get tested?
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I think if you're going to do that, you're better off letting Trent play RB and Walker left, which becomes a 3 when in possession.

Walker is arguably the best RB in the league, why are people suggesting he should play LB just to accommodate other players?

comment by Christopher (U20930)
posted 56 minutes ago
comment by Robberto Garnacho (U22716)
posted 20 minutes ago
From what I’ve heard Shaw is ready to go and should play against Holland (?)

Probably not fully fit as ever but probably dosed up on painkiller injections
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I would have thought he would have gotten some minutes yesterday if that were true, would be very bold to throw him into a knockout game
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exactly my thoughts. Surely 20 minutes yesterday was a must if we are going to throw in a player into a Euro knockout match, in a demanding position, who hasnt played competitive football for 4 months

comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 3 minutes ago
Walker is arguably the best RB in the league, why are people suggesting he should play LB just to accommodate other players?
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because beyond Shaw he's probably our best LB as well !!

This may settle the debate, at least for the next match:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jun/26/englands-problems-increase-as-phil-foden-heads-home-due-to-family-matter

Bellingham has excelled in a deeper role in Dortmund ( and Birmingham) too btw. This season is the first season he has played more advanced. In response to this sudden new collection of opinions that he can’t play deeper, or hasn’t got the technical ability to do so.