How in the **** can he justify calling up Kalvin Phillips but not Jack Grealish? Also, no left backs? The ****? Mings and Keane getting in the squad over Tarkowski and Dunk is also a massive ****ing joke.
Kalvin Phillips? So there’s no better English players, right now, than one that’s just spent a season playing in the Championship? Surely Bowen is worth a try, he’s done well at West Ham and obviously did brilliantly for us.
Southgate once said that he didn't call up Grealish because he hadn't played PL football. The ****ing hypocrisy.
He really meant to say ''he's an average, over-rated, diving **** in a **** team - that's why he didn't pick him.
I just don't think it sends out the right message. Even though I don't support England internationally, I know from following domestic football that Grealish pretty much single-handedly kept Villa in the Premier League. You couldn't say the same of Kalvin Phillips' contribution at Leeds, he didn't even play in every game last season. I'd wager it's to tie him down to England to stop Jamaica calling him up. Bowen managed 1 goal and 4 assists in 13 games. Phillips managed 2 goals and 2 assists in 37 league games. I know which one I'd rather take.
Thing is, Grealish is in competition for left side attacker with Rashford, Sterling, Sancho or for 10 role including Foden, Mount. Plus Maddison when fit. Phillips is a defensive midfielder so competing with Rice or the unfit Henderson.
Rashford and Winks have pulled out of the squad, and Grealish has been called up. Completely deserves it for me - but I get the feeling if there hadn't been such a backlash about him not being originally being picked he still would not have been.
