Five England players we think Gareth Southgate - or his replacement - must discard moving forward include Kyle Walker but not final flop Harry Kane.
We have picked five England players we think Gareth Southgate – or his replacement – must discard moving forward after the Three Lions’ Euro 2024 heartbreak, with Harry Kane, Declan Rice and Kyle Walker being heavily criticised for their role in the Spain defeat.Walker thought his England career was over in 2020 after seeing red in a Nations League game away to Iceland, giving a very honest and despondent post-match interview.
But something has been missing for the 34-year-old this year. Even for Manchester City he has been less convincing and his frailties were evident at Euro 2024. At 34, it is completely understandable that Walker would slow down but he literally hasn’t; he still has lightning recovery pace and remains fine one-on-one against a winger, rarely getting beat. But his overall defensive game seems to have dropped down a level…or five.
A lot of people expected him to be a big miss for England at Euro 2024 but he was really not missed at all. That is a great sign that Southgate, or whoever replaces him, will be just fine without his big red comfort blanket. Guehi was brilliant in Germany, while Colwill has the potential to be even better than Stones and is left-footed, which is always a bonus.
Trippier is 34 in September and this feels like a natural end to his England career along with Walker, especially now even his trademark set-pieces are just trademark sh*te.It goes without saying really but we will say it anyway: 32-year-old Lewis Dunk should not have been in the England squad ahead of Jarrad Branthwaite and there is no clear path for him getting into the starting XI.If Southgate goes, likely so will Gallagher’s opportunities in the England midfield.
Again, we are not saying he is a poor player; Gallagher was great for Chelsea and selling him would be a mistake on the Blues’ part. But nor do we think he makes England a better team.‘He’s got everything’ – Kyle Walker lauds Chelsea star as best in the world in his position
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