JAKARTA - England coach Gareth Southgate has announced 26 names of his players for Qatar's 2022 World Cup. A number of names attracted attention.
The names James Maddison and Callum Wilson may surprise the public a little. These two names are rarely reported to be included in the squad.
Understandably, the names of Ivan Toney and Tammy Abraham will be brought by Southgate. However, both of them were forced to bite their fingers.
"Maddison is a very good player, he plays well and can offer something different," Southgate said, as quoted by The Sun, Thursday, November 10.
"Basically, Tammy had a poor form in scoring goals at the wrong time," explained the coach.
Meanwhile, Harry Maguire was still taken by Southgate although many parties criticized him. Understandably, Maguire's performance has recently been in the spotlight.
He also started to lose his place at Manchester United. However, this former Leicester City player is still Southgate's favorite son.
Maguire's presence made Fikayo Tomori have to be willing to be a spectator at Qatar's 2022 World Cup. In fact, Tomori became a mainstay player at his club, AC Milan.
We have chosen a more experienced defender. The younger players have good quality, but we don't think they are experienced enough," Southgate said.
"Maguire? He is one of our best centre-backs, even though we have a lot of players playing at the level needed to be part of the England national team."
The following are 26 names of England national team players for Qatar's 2022 World Cup:
Goalkeeper: Jordan Pickford, Nick Pope, Aaron Ramsdale
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Conor Coady, Eric Dier, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, John Stones, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker, Ben White
Midfielders: Jude Bellingham, Conor Gallagher, Jordan Henderson, Mason Mount, Kalvin Phillips, Declan Rice
Striker: James Maddison, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, Raheem Sterling, Callum Wilson
Your #ThreeLions squad for the @FIFAWorldCup! 🦁 pic.twitter.com/z6gVkRTlT3
— England (@England) November 10, 2022
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