Manchester City's Phil Foden must convince England manager Gareth Southgate to show faith in him as Pep Guardiola has done.
Centre-backs playing left-back, attacking midfielders playing as wingers, strikers playing as attacking midfielders, defenders being put in midfield.
Nathan Ake and Manu Akanji showed that no natural left-back is needed to win a triple-crown while John Stones sparked into the best form of his career when given the freedom to operate in midfield.Jack Grealish left Aston Villa as an attacking midfielder to become a skilled wideman for City. This season, Julian Alvarez has often deputised for the injured Kevin De Bruyne by dropping in behind Erling Haaland - much to the envy of Phil Foden.
He’s not played in central midfield in the Premier League since 2021 but enjoyed a number of games in his preferred number 10 role recently. Foden operated as Haaland’s support act against Newcastle and was the standout player. Unfortunately, he has not been afforded the exclusivity of the number 10 role so far this season, although has enjoyed several displays there. Sure, he has cut inside from the wing to dovetail with Alvarez but really, it is Alvarez’s position he wants full-time.
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