by Hoop Blah »
09 Mar 2018 13:56
I doubt anyone else cares yet but...
It looks like Southgate will be going with some form of the 3-4-3, similar to that played at City and Chelsea, the World Cup. If that's the case I'm thinking those in contention of making the squad are below, with the players in bold being the ones I think will be going. Italics are players I think are close but could just be missing out, or perhaps sneaking in. Those with an * against them I think have a bit to prove to Southgate before getting in the team or squad.
Keepers
Butland, Pickford, Hart*, Hope, Forster, Heaton
Right Wing-Backs
Walker, Trippier, Clyne, Trent-Arnold, Young
Left Wing-Backs
Rose*, Bertrand, Shaw, Cresswell, Sessengnon
Centre Backs
Stones, Jones, Keane, Gomez, Maguire, Cahill, Smalling, Mawson, Tarkowski, Dunk
Central Midfielders
Dier, Henderson, Wilshire, Livermore, Drinkwater, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Delph, Winks, Ward-Prowse, Cork, Chalabah
Attacking Midfield/Wingers
Alli, Lallana*, Sterling, Lingard, Barkley*, Wellbeck, Walcott, Redmond
Centre Forwards
Kane, Vardy, Rashford, Sturridge, Defoe, Carroll, Abraham
We still look a bit light in the central midfield department so I think there's a chance someone could sneak in (perhaps that's Wilshire to be fair). On performances over the last few years it would be Drinkwater, but I think he's burnt his bridges, and Livermore's season has been a bit of a nightmare so I think Delph would be the next in the queue, with Barkley the most talented option but just hasn't played enough or, seemingly, earnt Southgates approval.