How far is Gareth Southgate from his strongest team with a year until the Euros?
Driscoll, Tom The core of the Euro 2024 team is unquestionably set in stone, in my opinion. Currently, the untouchable seven are Jordan Pickford, John Stones, Luke Shaw, Declan Rice, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, and Harry Kane. It would take a real bolt from someone to unseat any of those players in a year.
The actual issues revolve around Kalvin Phillips and Harry Maguire. They clearly cannot afford to have a season like their 2022–23, therefore if trades don't happen, those two slots are up for grabs. Competition for right back positions is high, but it might get worse if
Given the caliber of the competition, should we anticipate an experimental England side over the coming week, or will Southgate unleash his full arsenal?
Driscoll, Tom The two most challenging opponents in the group, Italy and Ukraine, were defeated by England. But Southgate hasn't allowed many of his stars to take a break. Even though many of us think the qualification process is now quite simple, it is not over. Let's see if Southgate's description of Trent Alexander Arnold and John Stones' use as inverted full backs as "interesting" holds true.
I want to see Eberechi Eze get some playing time during the upcoming week. Eze is capable of playing in both a front three and midfield. Could he be accommodated beside them?
How soon will the Man City stars be able to participate in this game?
Mark McAdam: "It's safe to suggest the majority of those players won't start against Malta given that Man City played to the very last second of the season and the squad enjoyed their successful treble-winning celebrations for a few days.
All 24 available players, including all five Manchester City players, traveled to the team that is ranked 172nd in the world. However, this might be the perfect opportunity for Kalvin Phillips to accrue some much-needed playing time. When Southgate arrives on Thursday afternoon to meet with the media, he will hopefully disclose more, although given Malta's standing, I'm sure the manager will have more to say.
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