We've ranked all 26 England squad members by their contribution to World Cup quarter-final heartbreak...
, but this time felt a bit different. England weren’t outmatched or outplayed by France but just landed on the shitty side of the fine margins in place when two good teams meet. And it would probably have been a good idea not to miss that late penalty. But not only was there no disgrace, there wasn’t really that same old ‘heroic yet inevitable failure’ vibe either.
Maddison has done Southgate an absolute solid here. Arguably nobody has proved themselves a better team man than Maddison, a bloke whose jib the cut of which Southgate was previously deeply suspicious. But this has been ideal. Southgate picked Maddison in his 26 to head off the initial Clamour, and Maddison then selflessly picked up an injury that was severe enough to keep him out of action without ruling him out of the squad altogether, thus stopping in its tracks any subsequent Clamour re.
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