If Foden Must Play For England, Play Him In His Best Position – Andy Cole

Manchester United legend, Andy Cole has come out to say that Phil Foden could face the axe from the England lineup if he does not perform against Denmark. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, it is clear that Foden has to play where he is playing at MCFC to shine for England, so the idea of using players out of position because of the pressure from the outside world and media will yield no fruit for the country.

Cole added that people have been saying the youngster has to play at the Euros, but he will not have any impact if he is played out wide.

His words, “I won’t be the only person that says this but to get the best out of Phil Foden, you need to play him where he plays for Manchester City. It’s a similar scenario to Paul Scholes, Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard when Scholesy had to play on the left-hand side of the midfield for England.

You’re accommodating players because you have pressure from the outside world and the media are saying that Foden needs to play but ultimately, he ends up being played in a position where they’re not going to get the best out of him. As you’re not going to get the best out of him, when he doesn’t play well it’ll be easier to leave him out of the team. Sometimes you can’t get all your best players in the starting eleven.

It probably would be Foden if someone has to be sacrificed. When you try to accommodate all your best players and it doesn’t work out, then a decision has to be made. In management at the international level, you can’t please everyone. Look at Didier Deschamps with France, he doesn’t try to please everyone. Instead, he tries to pick the best team for specific games.”

WOW.