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Chris Sutton says Ollie Watkins could be annoyed by what’s set to happen with Jude Bellingham for England
England face Greece on Thursday evening, and Lee Carsley has a big decision to make heading into this match.
Indeed, with Harry Kane sidelined through injury, Carsley has to find an alternative striking option.
Ollie Watkins and Dominic Solanke are both in the squadꦰ, and they would be lik♒e-for-like replacements.
However, according to , Jude Bellingham is in line to start this game against Grꦬeece ahead of both Watkins and Solanke.
Speaking on It’s All Kicking Off, Chris Sutton has been discus😼sing the idea that Bellingham will start up front in this game, and he says that Watkins would have every right to be annoyed by this selection choice.
Ollie Watkins will be annoyed by Jude Bellingham selection for England
Sutton spoke about how the Aston Villa star will be feeling ahead of the Greece game.
Watkins is more of a recognised striker than Bellingham, aꩲnd he’s been in incredible form over the past 18 months, so, i♏t stands to reason to believe he would start in Kane’s absence.
However, reports s🙈uggest that Bel𓃲lingham will start, and Sutton isn’t a fan of this decision.
“Playing Bellingh♋am as a nine or a false nine, it’s about cramming the best players into the team,” Sutton said.
“If there was a criticism at the Euros, ﷺEngland had that issue down the left, and Lee Carsley is doing the same by playing Bellingham as a centre-forward.
“That’s not to say Bellingham can’t do that, he has a great footballing brain, but if I was Ollie Watkins, especially, m🍌oreso than Dominic Solanke, because Watkins has been around it for longer, I would be pretty pee’d off by the fact I wasn’t starting.”
Watkins deserves a chance for England
Watkins has to be pulling hi🌼s hair out after hearing he’s not going to be star🌳ting for England once again.
What more does this young man have to 🎶do to get a chan🤡ce to start for his country?
He delivered when it mattered at Euro 2024, he scored tons of goals for Aston Villa last sꦜeaso🍸n, and he’s been at it again this term.
In fact, there were even suggestions last season that Watkins was the best player in the Premier League.
Gary Lineker called for Watkin💙s to start the Euros final, but now, h꧒e’s not even starting a Nations League game.
Bellingham is, of course, good enough to lead the line for England in a game like this, but when a play♏er like Watkins is performing in the way he has, he deserves the chance to shine.