'Get Phil Foden on!' - Carragher blasts 'baffling' decision as England laboured to draw vs USA

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Jamie Carragher asked the same question as nearly every English person on Friday evening: why did Phil Foden not come on for England against the United States?

“As England toiled to create a chance against a well-organised USA team, you could almost hear a nation shouting at the TV: “Get Phil Foden on’.

“Speak to any football supporter watching the Premier League over the last three years and ask ‘who is the most naturally gifted English footballer today?’ and 80 per cent would say Foden. The other 20 per cent are not watching closely enough. “For those too young to remember, between 1987-91, Barnes was not only the most talented England player of his generation, he was streets ahead of the rest. Think of Thierry Henry during his peak years at Arsenal. That is how good Barnes was for Liverpool.England 0-0 USA: Rating the players as Maguire heads feeble Three Lions to a point

“The question was often asked whether the problem was Barnes or England,” he continued. “Surely it cannot be so difficult to accommodate a rare talent?

 

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jbsoutar I'm asking why we think a sub is going to make a difference? Fb's not supporting their wingers in attack or in pressing, striker not pressing or sitting on the cb's in attack and not being compact in defense when not pressing are all coaching issues, not player issues

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