Foden and Bellingham have been utilized in broad positions for England prior to now, however Tuchel’s alternatives counsel Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford, who’s on mortgage at Barcelona, and Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka are his first selections on the left and proper flank respectively, with Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon, Arsenal’s Eberechi Eze and West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen subsequent in line.
So can Bellingham, Foden and Kane play collectively?
Gareth Southgate definitely thought so.
Bellingham, Foden and Kane began all of England’s seven video games at Euro 2024 in Germany, the place Southgate’s facet misplaced to Spain within the last.
Within the 16 video games the trio have performed alongside one another, England have received 10, drawn three and misplaced three, scoring 36 instances and conceding 14. Of these 36 objectives, Kane scored 14, Bellingham three and Foden two.
Nevertheless, since Tuchel got here in, the one time all three have performed collectively was within the opening 74 minutes of his first recreation. Foden was substituted at 1-0 in a 2-0 win over Albania.
Tuchel isn’t the primary England supervisor to need to juggle his facet round to suit one of the best gamers in, with Sven-Goran Eriksson consistently looking for the fitting stability in midfield.
Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Paul Scholes received the Champions League throughout their careers in central midfield for Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United respectively from the late Nineteen Nineties to early 2010s.
They’re considered three of England’s greatest midfielders, with Gerrard successful 114 caps, Lampard 106 and Scholes 66. Nevertheless, they performed in the identical England facet solely eight instances, with Scholes typically moved to the left to accommodate Gerrard and Lampard within the center.
