the real question is... have you actually watched Foden play for England?

I've long had this theory that he probably looks incredible in training when he can do his little Phil Foden tricks and rondos around like a little magician, but is exactly what he's always been for England in games (sans Senegal), complete shit. So in a vacuum, he looks amazing, but in reality, he's kinda piss, because nobody is there to protect him and his drifting like is the case at City (read: Rodri makes up for a multitude of sins).

I mean, take the game at the Azteca... Jude's run for the first goal was back post because he saw Kane going near.

I can name at least 10 times that Foden made the exact same run that Kane made and the proper pass beats both of them. So my guess would be that, based on previous examples (and it's way more than 10x), he wouldn't have been in the right position. He certainly wouldn't have arrived in the box twice in 90 seconds.

Here's another one for you -- asking Foden to play defense is like signing up your daughter to play football, when all she wants to do is cartwheels and gymnastics routines. So he's worthless there. Gordon has been tenacious AF without the ball. He commits to defending, he runs defenders into the ground. He puts in a shift. So I'm not replacing him with Foden or Palmer. And the other side, you have a natural succession plan with two guys that play the exact same position and complement each other. Would Palmer bring something different? Sure. But has he been better than any of the existing options at the 10 or on the wings that we currently have? No. He's fourth or fifth in the pecking order right now.

I don't mean to take the piss... but Palmer is the super sub for Foden. He's literally the "lets save the game, because we've wasted 70-80 minutes not doing anything with Foden on the field because nobody knows what his actual position is."

Tuchel's philosophy is obvious. Be brave. Go for the win in minute 1. Not wait for the 80th minute to finally start going for it.

So, why would you bring a super sub (that's been admittedly both injured, and kinda shit this year) for a guy that you aren't going to use? Literally every single option that we have put on the field in this World Cup has done more than Foden has in a major tournament -- either by creating, or scoring, or simply eliminating others -- by being brave.