Zubimendi’s impact as a press-resistant passer was telling after Rodri got injured in the final. Adam Wharton was the midfielder to provide England’s passing balance next to Rice. Should be a big beneficiary of the new manager change. Unbelievable talent.

Should he potentialy start over Rice in 2026?

No he should start with rice

He was on the bench and Mainoo was playing 😂😂 what a joke

The disrespect to Declan Rice in this comment section is laughable. There is 0 chance that Declan Rice will ever be dropped from England starting eleven in the next 5-6 years.

Was so obvious to anyone who has seen Wharton play. He is a metronome that constantly looks to pass forward and find attacking players between the lines. Said it consistently before the tournament kicked off, we win the whole thing if Wharton was starting.

People still wanna act like rice wasn’t cheeks this tourney and should’ve been dropped

They fell for Mainoos Aesthetics lmao 😂😂 they didn't even know what was best for the team

Starting him with Rice is useless, it’s one or the other. The issue in that Spain game also wasn’t the other two midfielders on the ball, it’s that they weren’t being given the ball. Because Rice kept punting it to Spanish players as did the defence

im a huge fan of Adam Wharton

Does what Mainoo is good at reasonably well, but actually offers large distance coverage, feel for the game and better passing progression. He should have come on for Mainoo in that second half when England couldn’t keep the ball, and Palmer on for Foden.