Kind of irrelevant when he’s almost guaranteed to be out injured next summer anyway.
Good on him for sending dead games. He should be walking into the England squad anyway because he’s wicked.
Completely fine if radhford plays like shit, Henderson goes Saudi or Phillips doesn’t play though lol
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
Southgate’s kidding himself if he thinks performances against Malta or North Macedonia would factor in to his assessment of Reece James. Frankly he should know whether or not he wants him already.
He made the right call, Southgate is an idiot if he’s trying to call up a player that lacks serious match fitness and has been out injured for a long time. I hate how players recover with clubs but are then rushed back to games for international friendlies.
Southgate is an idiot
Could’ve stopped right there
Whats wrong with this? Its upto Reece James to not go with his NT but Gary Southgate also has right to not select/prefer James on main XI in future if he has no play time with current crop of England players.
Southgate is a joke. England will never win anything with coaches like him.
I mean the guy was injured would be stupid to play him so soon
Yes Gareth, it’s a complete mystery why a player only recently returning from injury would want to take time to return to full fitness instead of risking injury again by playing against checks notes Malta…
I am happy that he is putting his fitness and our club first before internationals
Before people get the pitchforks up, it’s a blatant clickbait headline (as you might expect from the Daily Mail). Southgate simply referenced the fact there’s a lot of competition there, but that he completely understands his caution and is absolutely fine with it.
Tbf, what competition? Trent? Okay fine. But Southgate has proven he won’t call up anybody new or trust anybody new. He won’t play Trippier over Reece James (at RB anyway). This is just posturing.
England has crazy depth at right back. One of the most stacked positions in international football.
This is like the 3rd or 4th this week. That paper is fucking trash
Well done Reece
I get Southgate’s POV honestly. Very few squads before the Euros now to prove himself in a position where competition is immense.
Who would you leave out for James? Walker proven time and time again to be quality for England, and still for club. Trippier has been the best RB in the Prem for around a season and a half, and also plays well in an England shirt. Trent has his place in the squad as a genuine midfield option but obviously can play RB if needed too. There surely isn’t room for 4 right backs?
Probably the media searching for a headline, this. We’d be stupid not to go into the tournament without our best right back (if fit).
Lmao the guy keeps calling deadweight Philips and Hendo and there’s one of the best players of the team just coming back from injury deciding to focus on recovery rather than risk himself in useless games and he sends him a warning, he’s such a madman