{"id":296518,"date":"2023-11-09T15:25:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T15:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=296518"},"modified":"2023-11-09T15:25:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T15:25:09","slug":"raheem-sterling-left-out-of-england-squad-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/raheem-sterling-left-out-of-england-squad-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Raheem Sterling left out of England squad AGAIN"},"content":{"rendered":"
Raheem Sterling’s England exile has continued after Gareth Southgate named his squad for the concluding pair of Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia.<\/p>\n
Arsenal’s Eddie Nketiah has lost his place, with his club-mate Bukayo Saka restored, while Manchester City’s John Stones is omitted due to injury.<\/p>\n
Southgate has resisted the temptation to select Reece James and Eberechi Eze, who have only recently returned from injury.<\/p>\n
Indeed, there was a distinct lack of new faces as Southgate played it safe, with the likes of Cole Palmer overlooked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Three Lions booked their place at the tournament in Germany next summer with a 3-1 win over Italy last month and will be hoping to finish the qualifying campaign on a high.<\/p>\n
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Raheem Sterling has been left out of the England squad once again – it is now four squads missed when the Chelsea attacker has been fit\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Sterling’s last England outing was off the bench in last year’s World Cup quarter-final<\/p>\n
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Gareth Southgate has named the latest England squad ahead of the upcoming final two Euro 2024 qualifiers at home to Malta and away to North Macedonia<\/p>\n
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There was no space for Chelsea’s Cole Palmer as Southgate played it safe with his squad<\/p>\n
Goalkeepers: <\/span>Sam Johnstone, Jordan Pickford, Aaron Ramsdale<\/p>\n Defenders:<\/span> Levi Colwill, Lewis Dunk, Marc Guehi, Harry Maguire, Fikayo Tomori, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker<\/p>\n Midfielders:<\/span> Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jude Bellingham, Conor Gallagher, Jordan Henderson, Kalvin Phillips, Declan Rice<\/p>\n Forwards: <\/span>Jarrod Bowen, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Harry Kane, James Maddison, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, Ollie Watkins, Callum Wilson<\/p>\n England will be among the top seeds in the draw for next summer’s Euros if they can top their group.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Chelsea attacker Sterling hasn’t played for England since last year’s World Cup quarter-final defeat to France, when he came off the bench.<\/p>\n He was injured for the opening Euro 2024 qualifiers in March but Sterling hasn’t been able to regain his England place in the four subsequent squads.\u00a0<\/p>\n Southgate explained that he wanted continuity in his team, which had been performing well in assuring Euro 2024 qualification with two games to spare.<\/p>\n Asked about Sterling’s absence, he said: ‘The team are playing really well, we had an exceptional win here against Italy last time around. Who do we leave out to bring him in?’<\/p>\n ‘The door is 100 per cent open. There is no doubt about that. In terms of his quality and personality. He is crucial part of the journey we have had.\u00a0<\/p>\n ‘We have stuck with that group, and deliberately not made changes. It is fair to the guys in the squad.’\u00a0<\/p>\n Sterling, 28, has 82 England caps and 20 goals but this latest snub – in spite of improving form for Chelsea – will raise doubts over his international future.\u00a0<\/p>\n Arsenal star Saka missed October’s matches against Australia and Italy with a thigh problem but he has returned to club action and will be expected to play some part for England next week.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n England have secured their place at Euro 2024 and will be a top seed if they win the group<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Arsenal star Bukayo Saka returns to the England squad ahead of the upcoming qualifiers<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Newcastle United forward Callum Wilson is back in the England squad this time around<\/p>\n March 23<\/span> – Italy (A) W 2-1<\/p>\n March 26<\/span> – Ukraine (H) W 2-0<\/p>\n June 16<\/span> – Malta (A) W 4-0<\/p>\n June 19 <\/span>– North Macedonia (H) W 7-0<\/p>\n September 9 <\/span>– Ukraine (A) D 1-1<\/p>\n October 17<\/span> – Italy (H) W 3-1<\/p>\n November 17 <\/span>– Malta (H)<\/p>\n November 20<\/span> – North Macedonia (A)<\/p>\n Newcastle United striker Callum Wilson also returns but there isn’t room for Nketiah, who made his senior debut in the friendly with Australia.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins and West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen are also favoured among the attacking selections.\u00a0<\/p>\n ‘There is competition at the moment,’ Southgate said on Nketiah’s omission.<\/p>\n ‘We see Callum [Wilson] and Ollie [Watkins] slightly ahead of him, but he’s progressing well.’\u00a0<\/p>\n Southgate squad stalwarts Harry Maguire, Kalvin Phillips and Jordan Henderson are all included, with Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham also in despite suffering a shoulder injury this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n Regular Marcus Rashford also keeps his place with Southgate saying his poor form this season for Manchester United – and his red card against Copenhagen in the Champions League on Wednesday – won’t affect his England spot.\u00a0<\/p>\n ‘We are really happy with him, he scores goals and he enjoys his football with us. For me there’s nothing to discuss,’ he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Southgate had no problem selecting Marcus Rashford despite his poor from for Man United<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There was no space in the latest England squad for Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah\u00a0<\/p>\n On Maguire’s return to form, Southgate added:\u00a0‘It’s great. You want your players to be enjoying their club football and I’m really pleased for him.’<\/p>\n Asked if he was concerned about Phillips’ lack of game time at Manchester City, Southgate replied:\u00a0‘He is up against world-class players at his club. Between him, Pep [Guardiola] and the coaching staff they will discuss the route forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n ‘We know the quality of him. He was in the Euros team of the tournament and was our player of the year a couple of years ago.<\/p>\n ‘He has continued to do well for us. We would like him in a better rhythm but there aren’t many players in his position that can play at that level.’<\/p>\n It’s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\nEngland’s road to Euro 2024 in Germany\u00a0<\/h3>\n
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