England didn’t play well in Friday’s 0-0 draw with USA and will play their third game in eight days when they lock horns with Wales on Tuesday night, so Gareth Southgate might look to rest a number of players that underperformed.
Vital Man City pondered whether Kyle Walker could replace Kieran Trippier and whether Jack Grealish could replace Raheem Sterling, but could Phil Foden come in for Buyako Saka?
England didn’t create a lot against USA, registering just three shots on target over the 90 minutes, so they might benefit from injecting some more creativity into the side.
And while Southgate brought on Marcus Rashford ahead of Foden, resulting in the former scoring just minutes after his introduction, it might make more sense to have the 22-year-old in Buyako Saka’s role for balance.
Should Grealish start ahead of Sterling on the opposing flank, England will have wide-men able to cut inside, allowing the full-backs to provide the width.
Saka failed to register a shot on target against USA, completed less than 80% of his passes, failed to make a successful dribble and failed to whip in an accurate cross, but Southgate might still resist swapping him for Foden.
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