Foden is a second striker, not a false 9.
England
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I think both are capable of being stop gap options. Plus there's Rashford who can also play there, albeit he is obviously much better playing out wide cutting in. I do expect Tuchel to take Watkins as backup though just as long as he finds a bit of form at Villa by the end of the season. Even if he's not having the best of times in front of goal he is still quick and presses extremely well.
They lost in pk shootout. Not sure if Tuchel could do anything about that.
People loves to criticize Southgate but he managed to lead England to two Euro finals in a row, a World Cup semi final. Other coaches before him, with even golden generation could not.
Let's see if Tuchel can do better. So far they haven't yet faced any top nation. And in major tournament it will be much more different.
But he wouldn't have got the team to try and hold on to a 1-0 lead after 10 minutes. Italy couldn't cope with our pace and energy, which we stopped doing as soon as we scored. Tuchel also wouldn't stand twidling his thumbs wondering what to do when Mancini made some tactical tweaks at half-time.
I liked Southgate. He's a good bloke and did really well to create an almost club like spirit within the camp. But tactically he was a rookie and got completely owned by the likes of Mancini. While Tuchel doesn't obviously guarantee success, I think he does give us a 20% better chance when we play a Spain, Portugal or France. Instead of losing by a single goal or on penalties in these games, hopefully he can help us be on the right side of the result.
Jenks
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He came on for Kane in that position against Serbia.
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