England manager Southgate justifies Man City’s Foden back-up role

Criticism in the community and media

England coach Gareth Southgate has justified the replacement role of his most valuable player Phil Foden after the 0-0 draw against the USA. “We didn’t think that was a game for Phil in the middle. We thought Hendo (Jordan Henderson) could help us so we could give Jude Bellingham a break too. We thought Marcus Rashford’s pace would help us,” said Southgate, explaining why he decided not to play Manchester City’s offensive all-rounder in the second group duel at the World Cup in Qatar.

Foden was actually expected to be up front in a 3-4-3 formation alongside captain Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling. But Southgate is currently operating with a 4-2-3-1 system at the World Cup, in which Mason Mount fills the role of playmaker.

For this reason, there is currently no place for Foden in the starting eleven, although he is currently the fourth most valuable footballer in the world with a market value of 110 million euros – he has scored seven goals and provided three assists for Man City in 14 Premier League games this season at. The 22-year-old was on the bench for 90 minutes against the USA, having only been given a 20-minute cameo in the 6-2 win against Iran. But Southgate made it clear: “We love Phil, he’s a great player.”

Messi to Haaland: The 100 most valuable footballers in the world

Musiala in the 100 million club, Messi just barely there…

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After the market value updates in the major leagues in Europe, the ranking of the 100 most valuable footballs in the world has been realigned.
(as of November 12, 2022)

101 Lionel Messi – PSG – market value: €50m

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100 Casemiro – Man United – market value: €50m

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99 Virgil van Dijk – Liverpool FC – market value: €50m

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98 Alisson – Liverpool FC – market value: €50m

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97 Marco Verratti – PSG – market value: €50m

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96 Lucas Hernández – FC Bayern – market value: €50m

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95 Mikel Merino – Real Sociedad – market value: €50m

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94 Raphinha – FC Barcelona – market value: €50m

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93 Pau Torres – Villarreal FC – market value: €50m

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92 Richarlison – Tottenham – market value: €50m

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91 Frenkie de Jong – FC Barcelona – market value: €50M

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90 Fikayo Tomori – AC Milan – market value: €50m

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89 Lisandro Martínez – Man United – market value: €50m

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88 Dayot Upamecano – FC Bayern – market value: €50m

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87 Alexander Isak – Newcastle United – market value: €50m

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86 Gianluigi Donnarumma – PSG – market value: €50m

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85 Moussa Diaby – Leverkusen – market value: €50m

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84 João Félix – Atlético Madrid – market value: €50m

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83 Dejan Kulusevski – Tottenham – market value: €50m

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82 Sandro Tonali – AC Milan – market value: €50m

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81 William Saliba – Arsenal – market value: €50m

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80 Ansu Fati – FC Barcelona – market value: €50m

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79 Eduardo Camavinga – Real Madrid – market value: €50m

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78 David Alaba – Real Madrid – market value: €55m

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77 Romelu Lukaku – Inter Milan – market value: €55m

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76 Fabinho – Liverpool FC – market value: €55m

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75 Andrew Robertson – Liverpool FC – market value: €55m

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74 James Maddison – Leicester City – market value: €55m

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73 Theo Hernández – AC Milan – market value: €55m

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72 Diogo Jota – Liverpool FC – market value: €55m

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71 Marcus Rashford – Man United – market value: €55m

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70 Cristian Romero – Tottenham – market value: €55m

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69 Marc Cucurella – Chelsea FC – market value: €55m

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68 Alessandro Bastoni – Inter – market value: €55M

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67 Sadio Mané – FC Bayern – market value: €60m

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66 Thibaut Courtois – Real Madrid – market value: €60m

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65 Sergej Milinković-Savić – Lazio – market value: €60m

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64 Milan Skriniar – Inter Milan – market value: €60m

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63 Kingsley Coman – FC Bayern – market value: €60m

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62 Mikel Oyarzabal – Real Sociedad – market value: €60M

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61 Ousmane Dembélé – FC Barcelona – market value: €60m

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60 Federico Chiesa – Juventus – market value: €60m

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59 Éder Militão – Real Madrid – market value: €60M

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58 Bruno Guimarães – Newcastle – market value: €60m

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57 Martin Ødegaard – Arsenal FC – market value: €50m

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56 Jules Koundé – FC Barcelona – market value: €60M

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55 Ronald Araújo – FC Barcelona – market value: €60M

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54 Jadon Sancho – Man United – market value: €60m

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53 Gabriel Martinelli – Arsenal – market value: €60m

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52 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia – SSC Napoli – market value: €60m

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51 Nuno Mendes – PSG – market value: €60m

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50 Josko Gvardiol – RB Leipzig – market value: €60m

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49 Leon Goretzka – FC Bayern – market value: €65m

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48 Serge Gnabry – FC Bayern – market value: €65m

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47 Achraf Hakimi – PSG – Market value: €65m

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46 Wesley Fofana – Chelsea FC – market value: €65m

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45 Heung-Min Son – Tottenham – market value: €70m

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44 Marquinhos – PSG – Market value: €70m

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43 João Cancelo – Man City – market value: €70m

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42 Raheem Sterling – Chelsea FC – market value: €70m

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41 Jack Grealish – Man City – market value: €70m

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40 Leroy Sané – FC Bayern – market value: €70m

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39 Nicolò Barella – Inter Milan – market value: €70m

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38 Trent Alexander-Arnold – Liverpool – market value: €70M

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37 Kai Havertz – Chelsea FC – market value: €70m

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36 Darwin Núñez – Liverpool FC – market value: €70m

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35 Victor Osimhen – SSC Napoli – market value: €70m

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34 Matthijs de Ligt – FC Bayern – market value: €70m

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33 Alphonso Davies – FC Bayern – market value: €70m

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32 Reece James – Chelsea FC – market value: €70m

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31 Florian Wirtz – Leverkusen – market value: €70m

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30 Neymar – PSG – Market value: €75m

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29 Bruno Fernandes – Man United – market value: €75m

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28 Luis Díaz – Liverpool FC – market value: €75m

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27 Rúben Dias – Man City – market value: €75m

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26 Gabriel Jesus – Arsenal FC – market value: €75m

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25 Lautaro Martínez – Inter Milan – market value: €75m

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24 Mason Mount – Chelsea FC – market value: €75m

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23 Antony – Man United – market value: €75m

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22 Kevin De Bruyne – Man City – Market value: €80m

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21 Mohamed Salah – Liverpool – market value: €80M

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20 Bernardo Silva – Man City – market value: €80m

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19 Joshua Kimmich – FC Bayern – market value: €80m

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18 Rodri – Man City – market value: €80m

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17 Christopher Nkunku – RB Leipzig – market value: €80m

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16 Declan Rice – West Ham – market value: €80m

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15 Aurélien Tchouameni – Real Madrid – market value: €80m

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14 Dušan Vlahović – Juventus – market value: €80m

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13 Rodrygo – Real Madrid – market value: €80m

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12 Rafael Leão – AC Milan – market value: €85m

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11 Harry Kane – Tottenham – market value: €90m

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10 Bukayo Saka – Arsenal FC – market value: €90m

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9 Gavi – FC Barcelona – market value: €90m

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8 Federico Valverde – Real Madrid – market value: €100m

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7 Pedri – FC Barcelona – market value: €100m

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6 Jamal Musiala – FC Bayern – market value: €100m

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5 Jude Bellingham – BVB – market value: €100m

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4 Phil Foden – Man City – market value: €110m

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3 Vinicius Junior – Real Madrid – market value: €120M

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2 Kylian Mbappé – PSG – Market value: €160m

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1 Erling Haaland – Man City – market value: €170m

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TM Community, The Athletic and Neville: Southgate Criticism Over Foden

Southgate was partly criticized for the decision in English media, social networks and the TM community. “What did Foden actually do?” asked the “Dream Duo” user, while “Stoffler” said: “You can’t understand some of his decisions/changes.”

The portal “The Athletic‘ analyzed: ‘Foden, it seems, was never one of Southgate’s real favourites. He’s never been the man to come up when the team lacks creativity. They’ve worked together as a coach and player for two years but there’s still a feeling that Southgate is more likely to experiment than rely on a player who has already achieved so much in his club career.” Gary Neville, longtime Manchester United captain, said: “It’s a real shame Phil Foden isn’t in the England team as he’s a huge talent. He is by far our best player, our greatest talent and he should play.”

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