Foden Sends England Squad into Frenzy…
In a football drama worthy of a Shakespearean subplot, City’s wonder boy Phil Foden has decided to take a sabbatical fit for a footballing Zen master. After a season as turbulent as a squirrel on a rollercoaster, Foden, the midfield maestro, has put the England squad into a kerfuffle by admitting he needs an ankle siesta. Fresh from heroically confessing to some personal struggles of the invisible variety, Phil has pulled the ultimate football card ā the ‘bigger than football’ one ā and the Three Lions are now three minus one.
Our illustrious blue dynamo has been hopping around like a kangaroo with a limp and playing with ankle ligaments more damaged than last season’s leftover turkey. Yet, Foden was set to face the reconstituted might of Andorra and Senegal. However, doctors of the divine football kind have decided that phil-osophical healing and putting his feet up (in a way England’s defence does all too often) is the way to go. And so, our lad Phil will skip the inevitable ankle-aching adventures leading up to the majestic Club World Cup quest.
Meanwhile, Kyle Walker is prancing towards 100 caps as if each one were a golden Willy Wonka ticket. His loan time with AC Milan’s pizza delivery service seems to have stoked his ambitions and he’s all set to join the ever-rotating Three Lions squad. As for John Stones and Jack Grealish? They are left on the bench of suspense and unfulfilled expectations. City-watchers are buzzing like bees on a football flower, as they wait for the Club World Cup squad to light up the stage like a circus clown in the spotlight.
