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7 Key Players Dropped As Southgate Names England 26-man Squad For Euro 2020

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Jun 2, 2021.

The Three Lions boss had a few tough decisions to make, given that he could only include 26 players in his final squad for the tournament

Gareth Southgate has announced the England squad for Euro 2020, having originally named a 33-man provisional squad last week, EKO HOT BLOG gathered.

The Englishman was sweating over the fitness of the likes of Harry Maguire, Jordan Henderson and Kalvin Phillips, all of whom had been included in England’s provisional squad.

However, all three made the cut, while Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood withdrew from the Euro 2020 squad to deal with an ongoing injury problem. That still meant Southgate had to omit six players from the squad.

UEFA made a change to the squad limit for Euro 2020 keeping in mind the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing the squad limit from 23 to 26.

One of the toughest decisions that the Englishman had to make was while choosing cover for the right back role.

There had been multiple reports that Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold would be axed from the England squad, with Reece James, Kyle Walker and Kieran Trippier making the cut. However, Southgate opted to include all four in his squad.

Despite Maguire’s injury worries, the Manchester United skipper remains an important figure for the national team.

As such, Southgate had to leave Ben White and Ben Godfrey out of the final squad. There was also no place for James Ward-Prowse, Jesse Lingard and Ollie Watkins in England’s squad for Euro 2020.

EKO HOT BLOG also learnt that Aaron Ramsdale also misses out as there’s only place for three goalkeepers in the 26-man squad.

Here is the full list of England 26-man squad for the Euros.

Goalkeepers – Jordan Pickford, Dean Henderson and Sam Johnstone

Defenders: Trent Alexander Arnold, Ben Chilwell, Reece James, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, John Stones, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker, Conor Coady, Mings

Midfielder: Jordan Henderson, Mason Mount, Declan Rice, Jude Bellingham, Kalvin Philips

Attackers: Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Phil Foden, Harry Kane, Marcos Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Raheem Sterling, Jack Grealish, Bukayo Saka

The 7 players who didn’t make it are : Jesse Lingard, James Ward Prowse, Ollie Watkins, Mason Greenwood, Ben Godfry, Ben White and Aaron Ramsdale they wouldn’t be going to the Euros.