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England head coach Gareth Southgate has warned Marcus Rashford and Jack Grealish they face a battle to make Germany’s Euro 2024 squad.
Both Rashford and Grealish have had difficult seasons at their respective clubs for various reasons and Southgate – who also revealed that Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones would probably have made his current squad if he hadn’t been injured – suggested that both men were in danger of missing the match. tournament.
Rashford, who was in the squad to face Brazil and Belgium, was criticized for a below-par season in which he scored just seven Premier League goals. He was also recently reprimanded by Manchester United for missing training following a trip to Belfast.
Likewise, Grealish failed to reach the heights of last season and was in and out of the Manchester City team following the arrival of Jeremy Doku.
Southgate, who handed Newcastle striker Anthony Gordon his first call-up on Thursday, has serious options in attacking midfield and said: “He (Rashford) has a battle on his hands with Gordon, with (Cole) Palmer, with (Phil) Foden. – so we have a lot of competition for places in that area of the pitch.
Marcus Rashford has been warned he will fight to make England’s Euro 2024 squad.
Gareth Southgate has hinted that Rashford and Grealish may not be retained this summer.
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“What happens when players are at their club is important to the club because they know the whole story. They know exactly what’s going on. We observe everything. I’m not saying that behavior off the field is not not relevant, because they clearly aren’t.
“But the main thing is that we mainly focus on performance on the pitch. He has big competition. Jack does too.
“These guys are playing well – Gordon, (Jarrod) Bowen, they’re scoring regularly, they’re playing well, defending well, working hard, they’re competitive and we’ve got some really good options in that area of the pitch. I can’t guarantee anyone ( a place in the team). We need to have an environment where we know, in certain positions, who our best players could be.
“We know what Marcus can bring us, but everyone must also perform well between now and the end of the season.”
Meanwhile, the ankle injury Jones suffered in the win over Brentford last month prevented the Anfield star from being selected for the first time.
“He was definitely someone we were following very closely before his injury,” Southgate said. “We were definitely very excited about his performance.”
Rashford and Grealish face tough international competition ahead of tournament
Liverpool’s Curtis Jones would probably have made the recent squad if he hadn’t been injured.
On the chances of controversial United striker Mason Greenwood making his squad, Southgate added: “For me, I don’t think it’s something for the pre-Euros.
“Allowing him to relaunch his career abroad seems to have been a good decision, but I must say that I did not follow it closely.
“Right now it would be a big distraction for the team. I would need to know more details about all of this before it would be an option.
But Southgate has not ruled out selecting Chelsea captain Reece James in his Euro squad, despite the right-back not having played since December.
