John Barnes thinks Phil Foden will continue to have problems playing for England as they don t play like Pep Guardiola s Manchester City.
to get into the with most of England s good playing coming down their right-hand side.
Many believe Foden s best position is just behind the striker as a number ten but realistically he will have to settle for playing out on the left for , somewhere he has also played for Man City in the past.
Barnes sympathises with the Premier League Player of the Year as he too went through a similar experience under Sir Bobby Robson when playing for England and Liverpool.
And Barnes doubts Foden will become a star of Euro 2024 for England unless the Three Lions start playing like Man City or the attacker changes position.
: It s like having an out-of-body experience. I went through something very similar.
Sir Bobby Robson used to say to me, We want you to play for England the way you play for Liverpool .
You know what I said to him? If England played the way Liverpool do, then I would .
It s the same for Foden. Whether you put Foden on the left, the middle or the right, unless England are going to play like Man City, nothing will change.
The left-back for Man City is Josko Gvardiol. He s not a left-footer. The way Man City play suits him.
It doesn t matter about using him, Anthony Gordon, Cole Palmer unless England play the way their clubs play, it doesn t matter. You ll never get the best out of them.
Barnes added: If Jude Bellingham is going to be the No.10, the playmaker on the ball all the time, all Foden will be is a bit-part player. Work hard, defend, give the ball to Bellingham.
Therefore, what is he doing there? It doesn t matter what position he plays. The football, the tactics, the template of how they play, the way they move the ball unless it s going to be like Man City, you ll never see the best of Foden.
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Cesc Fabregas suggested that Foden needs to take more responsibility in an England shirt and needs to want it more than the rest .
