Which Stars Did Not Get Selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup?
One of the world’s best all-around midfielders was omitted from Luis Enrique’s Spain squad. Thiago Alcantara, often referred to by just his first name, is a 31-year-old center midfielder for Liverpool and plays an indispensable role in Jürgen Klopp’s side.
He was the country’s starting goalie in the 2018 World Cup, but he hasn’t featured as a starter much since then after a dip in form at the club level. However, he’s fifth in the EPL with five clean sheets, and while that’s not the ultimate litmus test in analyzing a goalie’s qualities, de Gea also has better save percentages than Unai Simón and Robert Sánchez , two players that were called up over him.
But even though he hasn’t been called up as much under Southgate, he’s a better option to have than some others who were selected. Harry Maguire , Eric Dier and Conor Coady are all leaky in the backline and aren’t as good on the left, which is where Tomori plays. Maybe it was the Premier League bias coming into play, as Southgate only called up one non-EPL player , but when one of Maguire, Dier or Coady make a critical error, Tomori’s name will likely come up as a reminder.
Gabriel Maghalães, commonly known as Gabriel, has been a revelation in Arsenal’s run to the top of the EPL. As a left-footed center back, Gabriel is exceptional technically, aerially and physically. He operates in one of the highest backlines in Europe – how far the defenders come up the pitch – and also leads all defenders in England in goals scored.
Netherlands has multiple attacking and holding midfielders – the Ajax trio of Steven Berghuis, Davy Klaassen and Kenneth Taylor and the Atalanta duo of Marten de Roon and Teun Koopmeiners – but Gravenberch offers both as a developing box-to-box option who can create, score and track back defensively.
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