Will Cole Palmer keep his England place when everyone is fit? Does he go to the EUROs?
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Good Afternoon Ladies and Gents,
Today we are going to take a look and give some pinions on Cole Palmer’s place in the England Senior set up.
Personally Cole HAS to stay in and around the England squad, he has some key attributes that not many/any of the current squad have.
He has shown his ability to be thrown in to new surroundings and still shine. He is incredibly creative, only Maddison is as creative in my opinion, out of the current regulars. He is incredibly versatile, which is massively important in tournament football. He can impact games both as a starter and as a substitute. The list goes on…….
He is competing with the likes of Saka, Maddison, Rashford, Bellingham, Grealish, Bowen, Foden, Sterling and Eze. I have probably missed a few, BUT these players are all fighting to play in the attacking 3 behind Harry Kane. He has A LOT of attributes that some of those players dont have, BUT also he lacks in certain areas in comparison to some.
I think he will just miss out, given the squad size has been reduced back down to 23 from 26 for the next major tournament. It WOULDNT surprise me in the slightest if he goes and stars in the tournament either.
There is one more international break this season, in March. He HAS to get himself into that squad and then finish the season strong to have a chance, which I am sure he can do, he has been superb this season so far.
Please all give me your opinions in the comments below!
Thank you all for reading
Luke Rushbrook
Luke, there are four months now until the next set of internationals, and I guess his form compared to others will be critical during this period I think the next squad picked in March will be the clearest indication of the likely squad that Southgate will pick for the tournament