Manchester City forward, Phil Foden’s balletic movement can be likened to how Zinedine Zidane used to play, Jamie Carragher has said. He recently had his say via his social media page, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, he believes Foden is the closest footballer England has to Zidane, so even if Bellingham has been compared to him in recent times, he sees the City youngster having the better credentials for that description.
Carragher added that he is not saying Foden is better than Jude, he only prefers the former.
His words, “The highest praise I can offer is whenever I watch Foden and see that first touch, control and balletic movement in tight spaces, the first players who spring to mind are Zinedine Zidane and Andres Iniesta.
There is a comparison to be made with Jude Bellingham, who heads to this year’s European Championship regarded as one of the best players in the world, a possible Ballon d’Or winner if Real Madrid win the Champions League, and the man who most England fans believe [Gareth] Southgate should build his team around.
Bellingham is a phenomenon, yet for me Foden is England’s most naturally-gifted footballer. I know how that will be taken by those cherry-picking parts of this column. To suggest Foden is a ‘better player’ will be made to sound like a criticism of Bellingham. It is far from it. You can prefer John Lennon’s songs to Paul McCartney’s and still admire the genius of both.”
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