(sabasports report) As the Premier League player of the 2023/2024 season, there was no doubting Phil Foden’s performance at Manchester City. However, in the European Championship, he never found form.
Location may be a big reason for Foden’s underperformance. According to the German transfer market, Foden has played 21 games on the right wing, 15 in front and just 10 on the left wing for City this season. That suggests he is probably least good on the left, but Gareth Southgate is putting him there, so who is to blame?
From the data of this morning’s game, Foden’s performance in the first half at least was not up to scratch. In the half game, Foden shot 0 times, attempted 0 times, lost the ball 8 times. In the whole game, Foden shot 1 time, tried 2 times but failed, lost the ball 21 times, the success rate of passing was only 83%, and only 2 times of crossing 11 times were successful. No wonder the Guardian gave him a low score of four.