Gareth Southgate has warned that England will not have a “procession to Berlin” for the Euro 2024 final as he opened up on the difficulties he faced after naming a provisional 33-man squad.
The headline items were the omission of two of his stalwarts – Jordan Henderson and Marcus Rashford – while Ben Chilwell was also overlooked. There was no recall either for Eric Dier. Southgate accentuated youth with first call-ups for James Trafford, Jarell Quansah, Adam Wharton and Curtis Jones. The uncapped Jarrad Branthwaite was retained from the squad for the March friendlies against Brazil and Belgium and Eberechi Eze given an opportunity.
