wesshaw1985 said:
Players like these will never get a chance as they aren't "flashy" or "trendy" enough for brand England.
Bertrand got a few caps in the past purely due to the fact he played for Chelsea, despite the fact he is a better player now. We seen Johnson never get a look in with England after he left us, even last year when he was on form. Same with Downing, who is currently playing excellently and has some of the top stats in the league this season but since he plays for West Ham he is unlikely to get a chance yet Townsend who barely plays for Tottenham gets in. There are many examples of this.
Chambers gets called up the instant he signs for Arsenal even though he was actually behind Clyne at Southampton before he got injured. Clyne only seems to have gotten called up because he scored some goals and got noticed. I think Clyne is Englands best full back even when everyone is fit.
But people will always have disagreements with who is picked, I just think England is particularly bad for picking the most popular players rather than the best for the team. Not that it really matters as any team they put out should be good enough for these games.