England Squad - Euro 2024

[RayCTID]

Just a little too late for Jack but he does get a chance to recharge the old batteries but perhaps a little less partying.

 

[paulchapo]

No Grealish just about sums Southgate up but I'm not surprised. A season blighted by injury. When he came back he looked great but then picked up another injury. After that he didn't get much of a look in. I don't think Southgate ever liked him as a player. If he's fit though you take him as a great option from the bench at least to see out games.

 

[skillman]

Grealish came on the other night, looked threatening and got an assist - passed that audition but doesn't get picked. So what was the point of the cameo...?

 

[gray740]

Just when you thought waistcoat had reached his maximum dumbass level.

 

[BlueHammer85]

No doubt Man Utd fans will be in uproar about Maguire being left out.
same for us Hammers when/if Bowen doesn't make the cut.

I really like Grealish and agree off the bench he's a strong option but he's had a relatively quiet season mainly due to injuries and there's just so many quality players attacking wise for us.

 

[wattle]

No doubt Man Utd fans will be in uproar about Maguire being left out.
same for us Hammers when/if Bowen doesn't make the cut.

I really like Grealish and agree off the bench he's a strong option but he's had a relatively quiet season mainly due to injuries and there's just so many quality players attacking wise for us.

The squad is beginning to look mega unbalanced

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Grealish not being in the squad means he's planning on sticking Phil out on the left wing. Get fucked you big nosed waistcoat wearing whimpering nonce case.

 

[HelloCity]

No doubt Man Utd fans will be in uproar about Maguire being left out.
same for us Hammers when/if Bowen doesn't make the cut.

I really like Grealish and agree off the bench he's a strong option but he's had a relatively quiet season mainly due to injuries and there's just so many quality players attacking wise for us.

Who are the left sided attackers?

Probably means Foden will have to play there instead of in the middle.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Who are the left sided attackers?

Probably means Foden will have to play there instead of in the middle.

Gordon, I guess. Maybe Bowen and Eze too.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

Rashford
Slabface
Grealish
Maddison

Some big calls there, right ones too, which has surprised me with horse face Southgate.

 

[BlueHammer85]

Who are the left sided attackers?

Probably means Foden will have to play there instead of in the middle.

Foden is also world class out on left and means Bellingham can take attacking centre spot... not really the worst option is it?!

Bowen, Eze, Gordon can also play there

 

[BlueHammer85]

Rashford
Slabface
Grealish
Maddison

Some big calls there, right ones too, which has surprised me with horse face Southgate.

yep, the ''FA yes Man who always sticks by his favourites ''

 

[Mancini’s Pastilles]

Not taking Branthwaite but taking Konsa Dunk Guehi Gomez? What a Waistcoat tosser

 

[HelloCity]

Foden is also world class out on left and means Bellingham can take attacking centre spot... not really the worst option is it?!

Bowen, Eze, Gordon can also play there

Depends. For a midtable level side it’s an ok set up.

An elite team plays Foden, Bellingham and Rice in the midfield to deliver the best midfield in international football.

That’s too offensive for Southgate though. It’s why he’ll never manage a top club and win trophies.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I think it’s probably a mistake not to take Grealish. He offers something that others don’t.

We aren’t privy to his fitness levels etc though.

Can’t imagine Bowen changing a game for England.

 

[Alexia_Ko]

Leaving out Grealish for 3 strikers when he'll only use 2 is silly.

 

[Lauz9888]

The England squad is jam-packed with talented players and Jack has had a poor season but under Southgate, one of England's biggest weaknesses is tempo control - getting stuck in turgid possession without penetration or allowing anxiety to drive everyone forward too fast without enough accuracy.

Jack is a feasible solution to both of those extremes because he's such a tidy and controlled player who knows how to apply sustained pressure and how to take the momentum away from an opponent.

If you choose the squad by listing every eligible player in order of how good their season's been then I'm not surprised that Jack doesn't make it. He's struggled for a number of reasons.

But if you look at what the squad needs, and what the other players provide, it feels silly not to take him. If he responds to the disappointment well then it'll probably end up being a good thing for him and City, but I think there'll be a point where England miss him.

On a connected note, it feels weird to me that these decisions are being made before the final friendly.

 

[RayCTID]

Leaving out Grealish for 3 strikers when he'll only use 2 is silly.

That sums Southgate up- but Jack Grealish has had left it too late to make a real push for the squad

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Depends. For a midtable level side it’s an ok set up.

An elite team plays Foden, Bellingham and Rice in the midfield to deliver the best midfield in international football.

That’s too offensive for Southgate though. It’s why he’ll never manage a top club and win trophies.

It could work with Eze, but he won't play him. Will 100% be Phil on the left, Bellingham for some reason given the number 10 because he thinks he's fucking Zidane. Saka on the right, Kane up top, Rice and Mainoo/Wharton/Gallagher in a double pivot. Pickford Shaw Stones
Walker Trent back 4. (He must be playing Walker Centre back if he's dropped Maguire.)

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

The England squad is jam-packed with talented players and Jack has had a poor season but under Southgate, one of England's biggest weaknesses is tempo control - getting stuck in turgid possession without penetration or allowing anxiety to drive everyone forward too fast without enough accuracy.

Jack is a feasible solution to both of those extremes because he's such a tidy and controlled player who knows how to apply sustained pressure and how to take the momentum away from an opponent.

If you choose the squad by listing every eligible player in order of how good their season's been then I'm not surprised that Jack doesn't make it. He's struggled for a number of reasons.

But if you look at what the squad needs, and what the other players provide, it feels silly not to take him. If he responds to the disappointment well then it'll probably end up being a good thing for him and City, but I think there'll be a point where England miss him.

On a connected note, it feels weird to me that these decisions are being made before the final friendly.

I guess the ones not going wouldn’t have been on the bench tomorrow. With only Lord Jude missing, we’d have had 21 players on the bench.

I also guess that Eze showed signs that he can dictate the tempo like Grealish can (albeit not as well in my opinion), so maybe that’s why Grealish became 3rd choice left wing.