He’s flying at Spurs… but what does he have to achieve from now to May to get into the England starting team? Does he have any chance at all?
Maddison is probably in a best 11 of Premier League players so far this season.
But Southgate tends to play a double divot in big games. Kane and Saka are impossible to drop. Bellingham now picks himself automatically.
That leaves Foden, Rashford, Grealish, Henderson and you could argue TAA too - and then also of course Maddison - all fighting for a starting spot.
Is it unrealistic for Maddison to be starting even if he continues his relentless form.
Is he relying on injuries to try and force his way in? Our Southgate to abandon his double pivot principles in what is likely his final tournament?
Thoughts?
Maybe on the inside left of the front 3?
What I’m more concerned about with England is there’s no one to play the 6 in terms of build up and dictating from deep unless maybe if Phillips can recover some form. Rice has his big qualities but there’s a reason Arteta brought in Jorginho against us, City and Sevilla.
Best thing that could happen for England’s chances at the Euros is Phillips moving in Jan to the best Prem team where he starts every week.
No the best thing for England would be for Southgate to stop playing favorites and bed in a new midfielder in place of Phillips, and a new CM in place of Maguire. It’s not like we don’t have the players.
Maddison does this for us literally every week since we signed him. He’s often dropping right back to slot in-line with Romero/VdV while Udogie bombs forward through the middle.
Fair enough, do you think he could make literally starting as a 6 his own? Because they’d be a difference between doing it in certain phases of play compared to playing there full time.
If so hopefully Southgate is adventurous enough to try it, although goes without saying I won’t be holding my breath on that one.