It’s Malta and North Macedonia. You could call up 23 fellas from Vannarama conference and thrash them tbh.
Maguire Phillips and Henderson 😴😴
Would have preferred some variety with no internationals for four months after this. Maybe the inclusion of Gordon and Palmer ahead of next summer. Still think Henderson’s repeated selection is a disgrace.
Feel like Southgate keeps including Henderson just to spite everyone who talks shit about him and says we need a new manager, because he’s definitely not doing it for footballing reasons.
Who does he replace?
Saka is Saka and Bowen is 4th highest scorer in the league this season
I’d be surprised if anyone new comes into the squad for the euros. I can only see James, Shaw and Chilwell being included. Maybe Sterling if Rashford form persists.
I’d be livid if I was JWP or Gordon
God, I hope John Stones is fit when the Euros come around
I thought something looked off at the back
The problem is we need him as a CB and a DM. Cloning tech can’t come soon enough
Goalkeepers: Sam Johnstone (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal)
Defenders: Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Lewis Dunk (Brighton & Hove Albion), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United), Kyle Walker (Manchester City)
Midfielders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Jordan Henderson (Al-Ettifaq), Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City), Declan Rice (Arsenal)
Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), Callum Wilson (Newcastle United)
Pleased for Johnstone but lack of Pope is baffling when Ramsdale isn’t playing regularly.
Lack of Gordon when Rashford is playing like ass is baffling too
Throw Maguire into the mix too when there’s probably other defenders playing regularly/better than him. Nice to see Tomori in the squad after people saying he wasn’t getting picked because he wasn’t playing in the Prem. Not sure if Henderson still being picked has anything to do with it.
No, Maguire for once is okay to be selected.
Southgate, for better or worse, has never picked players on how frequently they are playing
2 world class midfielders and then nothing 😂
Midfielders representing: Liverpool, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City & Al-Ettifaq
I’m sorry but that is absolutely hilarious
Jude has a dislocates shoulder leave him alone waistcoat man, you already qualified
No Reece James god bless
If you’re Anthony Gordon, Cole Palmer, James Ward Prowse and Sean Longstaff, you must be thinking “what the fuck do I have to do to get in this squad?”
No Anthony Gordon seems really harsh and I’m not even a Newcastle fan.
Usually, I’d be with you, but this time I’m thrilled. He desperately needs a break, looked wrecked against Dortmund.
Glad he’s getting rest tbh, he’s looked dead on his feet the last couple games. If he keeps playing this well, his time will come
He’ll be with the U21s rather than getting a rest I should think.
Yeah he wasn’t particularly fluid vs Dortmund but no really was for Newcastle. Apart from livramento, he looked good.
Curtis, Gomes,Gordon and Gibbs-white were all so good in the u21s euros and now they are not eligible for the youth teams. Isn’t it sensible to give any of them a callup atleast against malta or north macedonia rather than calling up players with no gametime? Also Gordon is performing way better than rashford.
No mention of Palmer?
Don’t think there’ll be a penalty shoot out. And he isn’t better at penalties than Kane so no reason to include him.
Jones is out injured until after the break anyway
There’s a theory Southgate wants to win EURO 2024 and then quit on a high so isn’t doing any groundwork for beyond that.
But even if that was true, there are some older selections in the squad who aren’t better than the younger players coming through in the here and now.
Seeing as we’ve already qualified I think this would’ve been a good time to call up Ezri Konsa.
Who knows what the injury situation could be by next summer and it’d be a benefit to have a bit of experience, even if it’s just training with the squad.
Pleased for Johnstone but lack of Pope is baffling when Ramsdale isn’t playing regularly.
why does Pope never get called up anymore?