'We haven't really had a player like him until now'.
Mainoo’s spectacular rise continued on Wednesday Gareth Southgate has hailed the influence of Kobbie Mainoo following England’s Euro 2024 semi-final triumph, admitting he has never had a midfield player quite like the Manchester United star at his disposal. Off the back of a stunning debut campaign at Old Trafford, Mainoo was brought into the England team for knockout games against Slovakia and Switzerland alongside Declan Rice.
‘It makes such a difference when your midfield players can receive pressed and turn with the ball so easily and comfortably. It looks simple when he does it, but it isn’t simple. ‘But I thought him and Phil popping up in spaces, Jude … our movement was really good. That caused a lot of problems and forced them to adapt how they were without the ball.
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