Southgate also recalled Marcus Rashford, rewarding the Manchester United striker for his return to form, and made room for Ben White, Callum Wilson and Conor Gallagher. White will provide an option at right-back, with Rhys James ruled out with a knee injury, and will also provide depth in central defense, where Fikayo Tomori and Mark Gwehi have been ruled out. Gallagher’s inclusion comes as something of a surprise given he has only started seven games in all competitions for Chelsea, where he returned in the summer after a successful loan spell at Crystal Palace. Southgate has played for him four times, most recently in last June’s disappointing 4-0 home defeat to Hungary in the Nations League, and said he was impressed with how Gallagher responded to his September absence, including the excellent behavior with Under 21s. Maddison was called up in October 2018 and September 2019 without playing and was included by Southgate in October 2019 for the qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Bulgaria only to withdraw, citing illness. He was then photographed in a casino while his team-mates lost in Prague, leading to awkward questions for Southgate, who nevertheless picked him for his next squad and gave Maddison his debut against Montenegro before naming him as an unused substitute against Kosovo. “It was unfortunate from his perspective,” Southgate said of the casino incident. “It was a bigger issue [for him] than it was for me. It wasn’t the drama it seemed to everyone else.” Maddison has been involved in 22 Premier League goals this calendar year, a tally bettered only by Harry Kane, Kevin De Bruyne and Son Heung-min. “He’s playing really well,” Southgate said of Maddison. “He is a good player. We’ve always said he’s a good player – he’s earned the right. We think he can give us something a little different to the other attacking players we have.” Quick guide
England’s World Cup squad
projection Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton) Nick Pope (Newcastle), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal). Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Conor Coady (on loan to Everton from Wolves), Eric Dier (Tottenham), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle ). ), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Ben White (Arsenal). Means: Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City), Declan Rice (West Ham), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool). Front: Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Tottenham), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), James Maddison (Leicester), Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), Callum Wilson (Newcastle) . Thanks for your response. Southgate said of the news to Maddison: “He was delighted. I’ve had some really tough calls that were emotionally on the other end of the spectrum.” The manager said he had only spoken to Maddison, Kyle Walker, Kalvin Phillips and the players he left out and told those left out: “Things can still change at the weekend.” Wilson, like Rashford, was off the scene. The Newcastle striker won the last of his four caps in October 2019 but has been in touch with the goals this season and has been preferred to Tammy Abraham and Ivan Toney. “Tammy’s had a bad run of form to score at the wrong time really,” Southgate said. There is no place for West Ham winger Jarrod Bowen, who has failed to hit his stride this season. Southgate has named Manchester City pair Walker and Phillips in his 26-man squad for Qatar, despite the former recovering from groin surgery on October 4. Phillips has barely played this season, largely due to a shoulder operation at the end of September, although he returned as a second-half substitute in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday. Southgate said Walker was not returning to full training but would be available before the end of the group stage and that James’ selection would have been “considered presumptuous in some circles” when the Chelsea man was not ready until last stages. everything went perfectly. Walker, he said, was “way ahead of it.” There was further England devastation for James Ward-Prowse as he was omitted, having also been cut at the end ahead of the Euros in the summer of last year. “James competes [Jude] Bellingham and [Jordan] Henderson and to a lesser extent Conor Gallagher and he’s right behind those guys,” Southgate said. Quick guide
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Thanks for your response. Rashford’s previous appearance for England was in the Euro 2020 penalty shoot-out defeat to Italy when he missed his kick. Southgate had previously relied on him at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and the player’s experience helped press his case. As expected, Trent Alexander-Arnold was included. Tottenham boss Antonio Conte said on Wednesday that Harry Kane was “really tired”, prompting Southgate to reply: “I’m sure he is!”
