Gareth Southgate’s latest England squad is in it’s safe to say that, once again, it has divided opinion.
His 33-man preliminary squad for this summer’s European Championships includes a handful of bold calls but, perhaps most importantly, omits some serious names.
Most striking is the absence of Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford.
He’s actually not taken rashford hahahahahhahahahahah
— ben (@benbrns_) May 21, 2024
Jack Grealish over Marcus Rashford is wild, Rashfords been poor but Grealish has been worse.
— Corey (@CoreyIsbell_) May 21, 2024
Grealish ahead of Rashford for England in the Euros is a bit crazy
Rashford has always shown pedigree for England, proper tournament player
— Aryan Goel 🇵🇸 (@onegoel) May 21, 2024
Maddison and Grealish should not be in the squad one bit however dropping Rashford and Henderson gives us a chance to actually win #England
— MOTLeeds (@HapppyyPenguin) May 21, 2024
Joining Rashford outside the squad is Ajax midfielder Jordan Henderson, whose return from Saudi Arabia to try and save his international future has not gone to plan.
Adam Wharton, Curtis Jones and Eberechi Eze are among the young names looking to take Henderson’s place.
Wharton and eze for rashford and Henderson maybe god is real after all 🙌 https://t.co/YMuhqXnHph
— Leon (@leonht6) May 21, 2024
The last time England went to the finals of a European Championship without Jordan Henderson, Kobbie Mainoo hadn’t been born.
— Philip Buckingham (@PJBuckingham) May 21, 2024
Agree with the decision but it’s a little odd Gareth Southgate has doubled down on sticking with Jordan Henderson throughout England’s preparations leading up to the tournament, just to leave him out now
— Jacob Tanswell (@J_Tanswell) May 21, 2024
Left-back is yet again an area of concern in the squad, but things are perhaps as dire as they have ever been right now.
Luke Shaw is the only natural left-back in the squad, despite the fact he hasn’t played since February and recently suffered a setback which Erik ten Hag admitted might prevent him from even making it to Euro 2024.
No Ben Chilwell. No Tyrick Mitchell. Not even Levi Colwill, who has spent most of this season on the left of Chelsea’s defence.
We’ve got 8 centre backs and no fit left backs lmao https://t.co/tQkazpJCH9
— suffering (@mionomedev) May 21, 2024
Taking one recognised left back who has been out for the last 3 months and has only completed 90 minutes once since 23rd December? Surely Chilwell, Mitchell or even Lewis…
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