In his exclusive column for CaughtOffside, Stan Collymore gave his thoughts on England’s performance against Senegal, explained why Raheem Sterling and Jack Grealish may struggle to break into the team, that they deserved man of the match away, and much more.
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For me, Jude Bellingham was the Man of the Match. He drove from the center to the penalty spot, an assist and played a key role in another England goal. Countless turnovers in an area we’ve been crying out for in recent years.
Phil Foden is worthy of keeping his spot with an action-packed performance of high quality pressing, skill and lots of energy. The back four dealt with Senegal’s physique throughout the game. Senegal disrupted their own rhythm with too many petty and unnecessary fouls.
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In Bukayo Saka, Foden and Marcus Rashford, England now have the perfect foil for Harry Kane, who is ultimately out of character with a quality finish. Sterling and Grealish may have to deal with supporting roles right now.
Overall a good performance, 8/10. They went toe-to-toe against their physicality, kept their cool, momentum from Bellingham, Declan Rice and Jordan Henderson, who may now be indispensable as Bellingham and Rice’s head babysitter.
Another step up against France, but they won’t like playing us with 15 goals in their pocket and only two goals conceded.
