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The Foden situation is looking interesting. He's a fantastic player but in the current system his contribution in incomparible to Saka on the other side. I'm biased but suspect that Gordon would be creating more havoc on that side, he's not as good a player but I think he'd do a better job at the role they're being asked to play.
 
The Foden situation is looking interesting. He's a fantastic player but in the current system his contribution in incomparible to Saka on the other side. I'm biased but suspect that Gordon would be creating more havoc on that side, he's not as good a player but I think he'd do a better job at the role they're being asked to play.

So basically what you're saying is Southgate is **** and stifles our best players. Agreed
 
The Foden situation is looking interesting. He's a fantastic player but in the current system his contribution in incomparible to Saka on the other side. I'm biased but suspect that Gordon would be creating more havoc on that side, he's not as good a player but I think he'd do a better job at the role they're being asked to play.


Hopefully you just guaranteed a Foden wonder right after HT…
 
The Foden situation is looking interesting. He's a fantastic player but in the current system his contribution in incomparible to Saka on the other side. I'm biased but suspect that Gordon would be creating more havoc on that side, he's not as good a player but I think he'd do a better job at the role they're being asked to play.

They’ll be terrified of exposing the useless **** behind him. Not blaming lovely Phil.
 
Decent first half that. Tailed off a bit in the final 5 mins or so but other than completely bossed it.

Saka’s had their FB on toast. We’ve just gotta be better with the final ball and getting one or two more in the box.
 
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The Foden situation is looking interesting. He's a fantastic player but in the current system his contribution in incomparible to Saka on the other side. I'm biased but suspect that Gordon would be creating more havoc on that side, he's not as good a player but I think he'd do a better job at the role they're being asked to play.

Could it be all the best moves are down the right cos Saka has the left back on toast, and very little down the left because Trippier isn't getting forward like Walker...
 
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I was happy to try it out but both TAA and Foden have been minor issues in the first half (as has Kane but he just needs to pop up when we need him. Do we sacrifice Bellingham a touch by dropping him deeper for the good of the team?

Bellingham would be better than TAA in Mid, anyone who can play the wing would be better than Foden on the left and the only "downgrade" is Foden coming in for Bellingham in the 10. Think it's a much stronger play all round.
 
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Could it be all the best moves are down the right cos Saka has the left back on toast, and very little down the left because Trippier isn't getting forward like Walker...

Oh there's no doubting that Walker as RB is a massive upgrade on Trippier as LB. It's not Trippiers fault though that he's been picked to play there, he wouldn't have been my choice (in my mind he's the 3rd best English LB at Newcastle let alone for England). We're currently looking slightly one dimensional though and need to find a way to probe all across the park.