Midfielder Phil Foden has come under fire from England fans for his goal that opened the scoring against Switzerland in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals.
England have struggled to book their place in the Euro 2024 semi-finals after defeating Switzerland in a nerve-wracking penalty shootout . This is the second time in a row that coach Gareth Southgate’s team has reached the last 4, despite unconvincing performances at this tournament.
The reason for this is partly due to the performance of the stars that Southgate has at his disposal, notably midfielder Phil Foden. Although trusted to start in the journey to Euro 2024, the 24-year-old player has shown disappointment, most recently in the match against Switzerland.
In the above match, England fans unanimously criticized the Man City star for his extremely “selfish” actions. Specifically, before Saka finished scoring for the “Three Lions”, Foden asked for the ball despite the favorable finishing momentum. If Saka had made the pass, Foden would likely not have been able to convert it into a goal, making it really difficult for England.
Despite winning the match, England fans still publicly criticized Foden for the above actions.
One said: “He is a disgrace.”
A second said: “Foden is a shameless player. Without Pep, he’s a West Ham player.”
A third said: “Look at Foden trying to get the ball. You’re not the chosen one mate.”
A fourth person was outraged: “First the Bellingham video, now this, wow. When will this guy get any shame?”
Up to now, Foden has not scored or assisted any goals for England at Euro 2024, and this can be considered the biggest disappointment of the “Three Lions”. Meanwhile, Saka has scored one goal and one assist and has become an indispensable player for Southgate in the journey to conquer the Euro 2024 title.
Back to the match above, Switzerland was the better team and took the lead through Embolo at the end of the second half. However, it did not take too long for the “Three Lions” to get the equalizer through a decisive finish by Bukayo Saka, at the same time dragging the match into extra time and then a penalty shootout.
The England players overcame a thousand pounds of pressure to complete the task excellently, while Akanji could not defeat Pickford, thereby giving the ticket to the next round to Southgate’s army.
In the semi-finals, England will face the Netherlands, who made an excellent comeback against Turkey in the following match.
