BBC Sport looks at various options for fitting Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Cole Palmer into the England team.
Gareth Southgate was frequently criticised by some fans for not finding a way to fit in all of his top attacking options - most notably Cole Palmer at Euro 2024.With striker Harry Kane out injured, attacking midfielders Jude Bellingham, Palmer and Phil Foden all started - with Anthony Gordon and Bukayo Saka on the wings - and no proper striker.Before that game, Carsley said "I’ve definitely got a plan in place" to play all of them.
Another consideration is that Bellingham - while playing centrally a lot - got most of his touches for Real Madrid last season on the left wing. "Obviously that didn't happen - Palmer was used from the bench in Germany and had an impact that way."Carsley has got to find a way of getting him into the team, but it doesn’t have to be as the number 10 ahead of Foden or Bellingham because he can play off the right as well.
Or in a more traditional 4-3-3 you could have Bellingham, Rice and another central midfielder, with Foden and Palmer alongside Kane. Or swap Bellingham and Palmer around. "Foden and Bellingham have got in each other's way. Carsley's tried to play them both as a 10. This system just hasn't worked for England," said former Tottenham keeper Paul Robinson on BBC Radio 5 Live during the Greece game.
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