In the early hours of this morning, a number of teams announced their final World Cup squads of 26 men, and the high-profile Three Lions England squad was also unveiled.
The England squad is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Pickford (Everton), Pope (Newcastle United), Ramsdale (Arsenal);
Defenders: Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Cody (Wolves on loan at Everton), Dyer (Tottenham), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), Stones (Manchester City), Trippier (Newcastle United), Walker (Manchester City), Ben White (Arsenal);
Midfielders: Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Gallagher (Chelsea), Henderson (Liverpool), Mount (Chelsea), Phillips (Manchester City), Rice (West Ham);
Forwards: Foden (Manchester City), Grealish (Manchester City), Kane (Tottenham), Madison (Leicester City), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Saka (Arsenal), Sterling (Chelsea), Wilson (Newcastle United).
It is worth mentioning that 13 of the 26 are first-time World Cup recruits, while Sterling and Henderson have played for the third time in a row.
After this list was released, many fans sighed: This is too reasonable! Southgate is finally enlightened! Indeed, the presence of a number of players came as a bit of a surprise, the most representative of which was Madison, a creative midfielder who has not been welcomed by Southgate and has played only one World Cup qualifier for the senior national team so far.
In the past, many fans questioned Southgate's approach to not wanting to see Madison, but it did not work, but Southgate uncharacteristically recruited Madison this time, which also caught fans by surprise, and the lack of creativity in the team's midfield may be improved.
Also surprising was Arsenal defender Ben White, who has played well at Arsenal but has only played four games for England so far, and is a true fringe figure, but this time Garter Southgate also recruited him into the squad.
Looking at this squad, the configuration is indeed very reasonable, there are few controversial points, and each position is basically the best player that can be selected at the moment.
In terms of age structure, the list also achieves a combination of old and young, with 32-year-old Henderson and 28-year-old Sterling both experienced veterans. The 29-year-old Kane is in his prime of fighting. Foden, 22, and Mason Mount, 23, are already at the heart of the giants, while Saka 21 and Bellingham, 19, are on the rise and represent the future of the team.
The always conservative Southgate is rarely very bold this time, and it is also amazing, and it seems a little unreasonable that Southgate can make such a reasonable choice! So, can the unreasonable Southgate continue to surprise in the game? We'll see. #足球助力团 #