when coming off the bench against Belgium
Fitness-permitting, Maddison is surely on the plane to Germany, but competition remains fierce for Bowen, who was among the standout players against Belgium and therefore impressed Southgate, who said the West Ham forward had had “a really good camp”. In 2022, Southgate named a 26-man squad for the World Cup with eight players listed as forwards, including Maddison, while he named nine forwards – this time Maddison a midfielder – for the initial 25-man squad to face Brazil and Belgium.
If Southgate picked on form, Watkins, Bowen, Gordon and Palmer would arguably get the nod, but having impressed against Belgium, Toney could well have displaced Watkins as Kane’s understudy, while Grealish has become an England regular when fit and Rashford has the experience of playing every major tournament since 2016.
“Well, I wanted to see Gordon,” said Southgate, when asked about Rashford. “Marcus got on in the first game. But I wanted to see Gordon again.When asked about Grealish, Southgate was more reassuring, saying “he’s definitely not out of the picture” before adding: “I spoke to him before I named the squad. He was back into training but I didn’t think for these games he was going to be at a physical level to be able to compete.
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