Gareth Southgate revealed a piece of injury news that may have huge implications for England’s Euro 2024 ambitions.
left Gareth Southgate with much food for thought with just three friendlies remaining ahead of England’s opening game at the European Championships in
The Three Lions, who were missing 12 first-team regulars, were up against a weak iteration of the five-time world champions, with the South Americans visiting Wembley with a new manager and on their worst run of results in 22 years.gave debuts to the likes of Anthony Gordon, Kobbie Mainoo and Ezri Konso, while Tuesday’s encounter against Belgium could see the England boss experiment further.
It had many commenting that should the injured Luke Shaw struggle to be fit for the Euros, left-back could be a problem position forShaw is trying to recover from a muscle injury and hoping to return for Manchester United before the end of the season. However, Southgate admitted that he will likely need to use someone else at left-back for at least part of the tournament.He said: “He’s going to be right on the edge of the season. We know now, that to play seven matches in a Euros is highly unlikely.”Southgate has used Kieran Trippier at left-back on several occasions while Fikayo Tomori and Rico Lewis played there in November, though the former is not in the current squad.
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