England begin their UEFA Nations League campaign on Saturday evening with an away game against Hungary. It is the first of four matches in the space of ten days, with Germany, Italy and the reverse fixture at home to their first opponents coming up before the players head off on a well-earned summer break.
Harry Kane, as ever, will be there to captain to the team but he won't be joined on this international break by his Tottenham colleague Eric Dier despite some towering performances under Antonio Conte. Last involved in a Three Lions squad in March 2021, the Spurs man has unfortunately missed out on England duty over the past 15 months.
In that time players such as Arsenal's Ben White and Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi have come into Gareth Southgate's thinking ahead of Dier. A shock omission from the squad for Tottenham fans given his brilliant form for the Lilywhites, the 28-year-old has limited time remaining to change the manager's thinking with the World Cup in Qatar starting in November.
