Redknapp urges England coach Southgate: Play through Foden

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20 Jun 2021 • 8:50 PM MYT
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Former Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has urged England coach Gareth Southgate to stick with Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden.

Redknapp wrote for The Sun: "One of the big talking points before the Euros was whether Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate would be bold and play Phil Foden.

"But now he's got to be even bolder and let him off the leash - because if you're going to stick him on the right wing, you might as well not pick him at all.

"We all know what Foden can do, we've seen how dangerous he is, but in both England games now he has been completely wasted out wide.

"Gareth is never going to be a manager whose team plays a flamboyant style, we're never going to see open, attacking football from them.

"My nature is to have a go, but I think he's always going to be more interested in making us hard to beat.

"It's one of the reasons why - as much as I want to see Jack Grealish in there - I don't believe he's going to start him. I've said that all along.

"Fair enough, he's the manager and it's his call. But if you're not going to pick Jack, then Foden has got to be the one who makes things happen."