{"id":172537,"date":"2024-04-17T15:49:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T15:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/17\/how-england-should-lineup-with-cole-palmer-at-euro-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-04-17T15:49:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T15:49:14","slug":"how-england-should-lineup-with-cole-palmer-at-euro-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/17\/how-england-should-lineup-with-cole-palmer-at-euro-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"How England should lineup with Cole Palmer at Euro 2024 \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Cole Palmer\u2019s four goals in Chelsea\u2019s thumping 6-0 win over Everton notably excited England fans ahead of\u00a0Euro 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The young\u00a0Chelsea\u00a0star\u2019s fantastic form has deservedly placed in him contention for a place on the plane to the Euros this summer, with many citing his 29 goal contributions in the Premier League this season \u2013 the most in the division \u2013 as a reason for Palmer to earning a starting jersey at the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>However with England\u2019s current golden generation being rather top heavy, how would he fit into the starting XI?<\/p>\n<p>We at\u00a0<em>90min<\/em>\u00a0have taken a look (you\u2019re welcome Gareth Southgate)\u2026<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"_an4ala7ic\">Fitting in everyone<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/01hvnt7wdeds2qrxay9s.jpg\" alt=\"Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka, Phil Foden\" title=\"Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka, Phil Foden\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>England are well-stacked in attack \/ Catherine Ivill\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<p><em>Bellingham \u2013 Rice<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Saka \u2013 Palmer \u2013 Foden<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Kane<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The lineup you\u2019ve seen doing the rounds on social media, and the lineup which (on paper at least) looks pretty damn good.<\/p>\n<p>With this set-up, Southgate would be able to get most of the Three Lions\u2019 attacking stars onto the pitch and keep critics who have regularly called him out for being \u2018too negative\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>In appeasing his critics however, Southgate would in turn leave his defence completely high and dry.<\/p>\n<p>Declan Rice would be the only midfield shield in front of a likely partnership of Harry Maguire and John Stones at the back \u2013 and considering the fact that one of those centre-backs is Harry Maguire, that probably isn\u2019t enough.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"_fwn4cqkw4\">The Saka-less team<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/01hvntbqztqd3xjv8yzj.jpg\" alt=\"Bukayo Saka\" title=\"Bukayo Saka\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Is Saka\u2019s spot in danger? \/ Visionhaus\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<p><em>Alexander-Arnold \u2013 Rice<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Palmer \u2013 Bellingham \u2013 Foden<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Kane<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So in order to some defensive solidity\u00a0<em>and<\/em>\u00a0also get Palmer into the starting XI, does Southgate have to drop someone?<\/p>\n<p>The answer: yes, obviously.<\/p>\n<p>Who that player that should be sacrificed isn\u2019t as obvious though.<\/p>\n<p>Harry Kane, the England captain and a forward who has scored 39 goals in all competitions this season, definitely won\u2019t be the player who is sacrificed. And it\u2019s hard to imagine that Jude Bellingham \u2013 the best player in Spain this season \u2013 or Phil Foden \u2013 the best player in England this season \u2013 will be dropped either.<\/p>\n<p>So, by process of elimination, that leaves Bukayo Saka as the forward who\u2019d have to be dropped.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal\u2019s \u2018Starboy\u2019 is undoubtedly one of the best players in the Premier League but, if we\u2019re being brutal here (which we are), Saka\u2019s recent form doesn\u2019t hold a candle to Palmer\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>In his last six games, Saka has bagged two goal contributions.<\/p>\n<p>In the same period, Palmer has managed a fairly ridiculous 14.<\/p>\n<p>Based on that, right now, we have to give the nod to Palmer.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cole Palmer\u2019s four goals in Chelsea\u2019s thumping 6-0 win over Everton notably excited England fans ahead of\u00a0Euro 2024. 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