Shouldn't they both be playing?
Probably but i understand Townsend to an extent, he has turned up in an England shirt though not today. Sterling has had a poor end to the season, Liverpool were disasterous, his personal life is a mess, he's constantly underfire and big suprise he's missed all our chances today.
Walcott has been back properly for two games, scored 4 goals, helped his side win a cup & is massively full of confidence.
Roys just gone for the old support the underfire player tactic & ignored all the surrounding context.