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Phil Foden: How do England get the best out of him?
After match one of England’s Euro 2024 campaign, we’re back to the same discussion again – how to get the best out of Phil Foden.
The Premier League 2023-24 player of the season is one of the most decorated players of his generation and had his most prolific campaign for Manchester City, with 19 goals and eight assists to help his side win the title.
Yet the BBC Sport audience gave him the lowest score of any England player against Serbia on Sunday – with 4.64 in our Player Rater.
Here’s the best of the debate…
What the pundits said
In the Match of the Day post-match analysis on BBC One, former Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas suggested Foden, 24, had to take more responsibility.
He said: “You see Jude [Bellingham] imposing himself, getting in the face of opponents, he oozes this class.
“He [Foden] needs to do that himself as well. A player of this class, level and talent at times doesn’t even need to be told by the coach what he needs to do.
“Phil needs to want it more than the rest and it showed that Jude Bellingham is a little bit above him in this regard.
“Foden needs to get that personality back and do what he does at Manchester City. Read Full Article“
Ex-England defender Rio Ferdinand added:
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