Gareth Southgate Postponed England National Team Squad Announcement

DBasia.news – England national team manager, Gareth Southgate, postponed the announcement of the squad that will be taken to the 2020 European Cup. The manager is still in the process of selecting the best players.

Gareth Southgate faces a number of dilemmas over the appointment of a player to compete in the 2020 European Cup. For this reason, he will wait until June 1 before cutting the team down to 26 players. That means, Southgate is delayed from the previous schedule, namely Tuesday (25/5) local time.

The manager wants to see the Champions League final duel between Manchester City and Chelsea before making a decision. In addition, Southgate will also monitor the Europa League final which will bring Manchester United against Villarreal. In those two games, there are a number of players Southgate is considering.

The postponement of the announcement of the England squad is also a breath of fresh air for the players who are currently recovering. The Three Lions are in danger of losing a number of important players due to injury.

First is Harry Maguire who suffered a ligament injury. Southgate gave Maguire the opportunity to recover and made the Man United duel against Villarreal a decision-making arena. The manager does not want to lose Maguire, who is considered important at the back.

In addition, there is also Jordan Henderson who recently returned from a groin injury. Next, Nick Pope who underwent knee surgery three weeks before the tournament and Kalvin Phillips who suffered a shoulder injury against West Brom.

Furthermore, England will also not be fielding the strongest team when they face the warm-up match against Austria on June 2 and Romania on June 6. Southgate wants to give the core players a break.

Trent Alexander-Arnold Problem

One of the biggest questions is whether Southgate will bring in Liverpool full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold. Great hopes from the English football public to see the 22-year-old player at the 2020 European Cup.

However, even though Alexander-Arnold’s appearance has improved in the last few matches in the Premier League, this does not necessarily change Southgate’s choice. Reportedly, the manager prefers to sign Kyle Walker and Kieran Trippier.