England have been urged to make changes for their final group game at Euro 2024 after some underwhelming football against Serbia and Denmark in their earlier outings
Former England midfielder Paul Scholes has told Gareth Southgate to make three changes for Tuesday's game against Slovenia, including a first start of the Euros for Kobbie Mainoo.
Scholes' solution appears to be a unique one, though. He wants Alexander-Arnold shunted out to left-back, where Kieran Trippier has started the first two games, with Mainoo slotting into midfield and Cole Palmer making his tournament debut on the right wing. “Sunday AM thoughts," Scholes wrote on Instagram. "TAA left-back, Mainoo centre-mid, Palmer on the right… would give reasons but too many touchy f***ers out there. Laters.
"I would like to see Anthony Gordon play from the left, I would like to see Foden playing on the right because I feel he’s been unfairly dug out," Cole told beIN Sports while also making the case to see more of Mainoo or Palmer . "You can still see it as a rest for Saka. I would like Foden to show the world how good he is because we know.
England manager Southgate lamented the absence of a natural midfield successor to Kalvin Phillips for this tournament, but pundit and ex-England star Ian Wright made the case for Mainoo. "It's either Kobbie or Wharton, but I'd probably put Wharton in there simply because he's the closest I've seen to Fabian Ruiz," the former Arsenal striker said.
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