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Can't see him getting in the England squad. Smalling was left out of the last squad for not being good enough with the ball and I don't think Lascelles is any better, even if he has improved. The England squad seems like a bit of a closed shop, whereby they've decided on a pool of players at the various levels and if you're not in them, you never will be. The exception to that, oddly, is Jack Cork, but I think that says more about our midfield options than anything.

 

He certainly deserves a cap though as I think he's really under appreciated outside of the region - how many English captains are there in the Premier League? How many captains are there under the age of 25? England could do a lot worse (and probably will) but we'll take someone like Joe Gomez because he's in the Under 21 squad. It's ludicrous.

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Can't see him getting in the England squad. Smalling was left out of the last squad for not being good enough with the ball and I don't think Lascelles is any better, even if he has improved. The England squad seems like a bit of a closed shop, whereby they've decided on a pool of players at the various levels and if you're not in them, you never will be. The exception to that, oddly, is Jack Cork, but I think that says more about our midfield options than anything.

 

He certainly deserves a cap though as I think he's really under appreciated outside of the region - how many English captains are there in the Premier League? How many captains are there under the age of 25? England could do a lot worse (and probably will) but we'll take someone like Joe Gomez because he's in the Under 21 squad. It's ludicrous.

 

Which is why england always fail in major tournements.

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Just looked at the last England squad. 

 

Stones

Maguire

Keane

Cahill

Jones

Gomez

 

If fit I reckon 4 of the first 5 go. 

 

Personally think Cahill, Gomez and Keane shouldn’t be going.

 

Only Maguire and Keane been playing regularly in the last month out of them, so they'll only get picked on reputation and Southgate wanting to give them game time.

 

On recent form it should be:

 

Mee

Lascelles

Maguire

Mawson

Dunk

Tarkowski

 

Not that it'll happen

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The successful Euro 96 squad was full of leaders and, for that alone, I think Lascelles should go to the World Cup. Obviously his performances too.

 

I wouldn’t go that far like.  We were on home turf and the tournament was won by a fairly average Germany.  If anything that squad failed as far as i’m concerned.  We need to get out of the mentality that getting to the semi final is glorious.  I agree with your point that having more leaders in the team though.

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Biased as fuck but I think Jamaal is the best all around English CB on current form - he's better in the air than all of them, very strong tackler, organizer and leader.

 

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