On June 26th, The Telegraph wrote an article analyzing the England squad, arguing that Bellingham and Foden cannot play together.
This England team has many outstanding attackers, but history always repeats itself in a startling way, and simply stacking stars together only brings negative effects.
The fact that Foden and Bellingham cannot coexist is one of the most difficult problems. Both are No. 10 players, and when one is in possession of the ball and orchestrating the attack, the other can only watch.
From England’s average positional map, it’s not hard to see that Foden and Bellingham overlap, with the team’s two most creative talents vying for the same space, which is at the root of England’s “ugly” football.
In the 4141 formation, Foden is deployed on the left, Bellingham is responsible for the central area, but the two are constantly switching positions. Is this really necessary? From the game content, the two seem to be escaping the left wing, rather than occupying it.
More fatally, when England’s left-side attack is weak, this side’s defense is countered by the opponent. When the pressure comes back, it turns out that the fullback is Trippier, a right-back, not a natural left-back.
In general, when you focus your core offensive direction on the left, you have to consider the left-back’s ability to withstand pressure when you lose possession. However, England doesn’t even have a left-back… If England wants to go further in the knockout stages, they need to reconsider their team combination.
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