One more month, one month closer to the European
Championship this summer ... and another month of Gareth Southgate who will
decide who will be with him in his quest to end the 54-year wait for England for
a major international trophy.
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The misery of the Three Lions - which Southgate knows pretty well after his Euro 96 foul against Germany - continues to roar, but this time around, there are a lot of young talents who are suggesting a change of fortune at the horizon.
The top four teams in the third position from the
six groups will also enter the last-16.
The
dates and locations of the England group stage matches are
Time:
15:00
Date:
Sunday, June 14, 2020
Stadium:
Wembley Stadium
Time:
20:00
Date:
Friday, June 19, 2020
Stadium:
Wembley Stadium
Time:
20:00
Date:
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Stadium:
Wembley Stadium
England
possible team of 23 men?
1.
Raheem Sterling
It was not a big end of the month for Raheem
Sterling, after Manchester City's expulsion from the Champions League for the
next two years.
But that minor problem aside, he remains the guy of
choice for England with Kane seated on the sidelines and must be wrapped in
fluffy cotton.
2.
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Trent Alexander-Arnold is widely regarded as the
best back-to-back in the world, mainly because of his sensational crossing
ability and his raiding up and down to the right. And this evaluation,
according to 90 minutes, is absolutely perfect. What a baller.
3.
Jordan Henderson
Winning trophies and hoisting them above his head is
a feeling that Henderson has become so familiar in Liverpool. And that's
something he may have to prepare for, with the severity of Kane's injury still
in the air.
4.
Jadon Sancho
There comes a point in some players' careers when
every club in the world would like to sign you up. Right now, Jadon Sancho is
that player. Sorry, Borussia Dortmund.
5.
Joe Gomez
Joe Gomez played last 11 Liverpool's matches in
Premier League. At the time, Liverpool won all 11 games, kept 10 clean sheets
and had a 25-point lead at the top of the table.
6.
Harry Kane
It was also a quiet month for Kane, with a recovery
on the agenda. The only thing that happened to notice? His Heung-min is now a
better player than him for the Spurs. Eek.
7.
Marcus Rashford
Crashed, recovering and twiddling his thumbs, it was
probably a bit of a boring month for Rashford. However, he is a heavyweight
player on this side of England and nothing will change that anytime soon.
8.
Harry Maguire
The good old slab head scored against Chelsea in
Manchester United's recent 2-0 victory. It's good. The good old slab head
kicked Michy Batshuayi in the nuts during the same match. It's bad. Swings and
roundabouts, huh?
9.
Ben Chilwell
It was another difficult month for Leicester, but
not bad for Chilwell - who scored in the recent draw with Chelsea.
So, with that in mind, he's still the reigning,
defending and undisputed left-back (thanks to Paul Heyman for that) on this
side of England.
10.
James Maddison
All we've heard over the past month is which would
work best for Manchester
United; James Maddison or Jack Grealish?
But, in reality, we should really ask, can Gareth
Southgate find a way to accommodate the two on his English side? Probably not,
but he could try.
11.
Jordan Pickford
The only thing you need at a big international tournament
is the stability between the sticks.
Unfortunately, in Jordan, Pickford, England has the
opposite at the moment - with more errors leading to a rather strange explosion
in which the Everton cap tried its increasing criticism.
Oddly enough, I think I could have found the
solution: stop making mistakes, Jordan!
12.
Harry Winks
The Spurs win the Premier League games again, which
proves that José Mourinho still has it after all.
One of the key ingredients for renewal in North
London has been the form of Harry Winks in the midfield. Dynamic, graceful,
industrious and beautiful - four simple adjectives that Mourinho has certainly
used in press conferences to describe it.
13.
Tammy Abraham
Goals aren't so regular for Tammy recently, who
remembers having a brother named Timmy, but there is nothing to suggest that a
place won't be guaranteed.
So let's focus on something else, remembering that his
first name is actually Kevin.
14.
Jack Grealish
If Jack Grealish is not in the England team for this
European championship, it will be a crime against football.
No, stop thinking about the famous Daniel Radcliffe
card in this alternative game, just focus on what Grealish does well for Villa
- and that's a lot, a lot.
15.
Kieran Trippier
Trips haven't really played out since England's last
options update, with groin tension that left them out of the procedures. Yet at
least he did nothing wrong at the time.
16.
Danny Ings
Southampton is higher and lower than my childhood
yo-yo, but they have one constant thing for them - the goals scored by Danny
Ings.
DIngs, as we will now lovingly call him, has 15
Premier League goals this season and recently whipped a pearl against Burnley's
former employers. But Gareth, for Christ's sake, doesn't put it on the front
post when defending corners.
17.
Nick Pope
In our previous edition of this series, in case we
haven't already mentioned it, we recommend watching the Netflix biopic The Two
Popes for more information on Burnley's keeper and his identical twin brother.
This point is still valid.
18.
Declan Rice
Poor old Dec really hasn't had a happy time
recently, with West Ham in the absolutely dreadful form under the irresistible
David Moyes.
It doesn't bode well for his credentials in England,
but there's no question he's up to it - probably needs Ant by his side,
remember.
19.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
The end of January / beginning of February was not
particularly inspiring for Oxlade-Chamberlain on a personal level, but he still
has a time whale on the wave of the Liverpool
juggernaut.
And who doesn't like to have a winner's mentality in
the locker room, huh?
20.
John Stones
Lord knows what sometimes goes on in John Stones'
mind, but these are certainly not thoughts you want your central defenders to
have.
Still, Stones holds on to his place for his dear
life - largely because there aren't many other quality options available for
poor Gareth.
21.
Dean Henderson
The goalkeeper's third place (underestimated word)
in the England team has been talking about the city in, uh, goalkeeper circles
for quite some time now - and it now looks like a race that Dean Henderson will
no doubt win.
Indeed, Hendo is damn good and his only rival for
the spot - Tom Heaton - is almost certainly done for the season by injury.
22.
Tyrone Mings
Previously, on the 90-minute Who's on the Plane
series, we had chosen only three central defenders. Looking back, it was
probably a mistake.
To compensate for this, we selected Mings - a
prolific tackler this season - to fill the void, just ahead of Fikayo Tomori,
who usefully lost his place at Chelsea
at the right time.
23.
Danny Rose
"I have been given the chance to play week after week. I want to play football again - with the euros in the summer, I want to put myself in the window."
And that's exactly what Danny Rose is doing in
Newcastle - first, getting out of the bench in a 0-0 draw against Norwich,
before starting pumping 4-0 at Arsenal.
Then Rose had a ruck with Toon fans on the train to
Tyneside - what other evidence do you need to suggest that it MUST be included?
On
Standby
The three England goalkeepers for this European
Championship seem to be dead certainties, but Aaron Ramsdale will always keep the
hope of getting into Gareth's thoughts.
Chris Smalling and Fikayo Tomori meanwhile, still
hope to make their way into the central defensive configuration, while Kyle
Walker, Reece James, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Brandon Williams are hoping for
additional nods.
Mason Mount may feel aggrieved at being knocked down
in the midfield, but he is in good company - Dele Alli and Callum Hudson-Odoi
are always outside to watch and have to do more to get in.
Upstairs, the fit Dominic Calvert-Lewin is an
outside bet, while Callum Wilson and Mason Greenwood are also waiting behind
the scenes, if an injury-ravaged the Three Lions.
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