[풋볼리스트] Reporter Hyun-tae Yoo = Jaden Sancho (Manchester United) will have to watch the England national team play off the pitch during the March A match.
The England national football team announced on the 18th (Korean time) the list of players to play in a friendly match between Switzerland and Ivory Coast. They are challenging the World Cup after losing their regrets of last year’s Euro 2020 runner-up.
Sancho, who has been in good shape lately, has not been called by manager Gareth Southgate once again. Sancho has been steadily improving his performance as he has been given opportunities under Rangnick. He has 2 goals and 3 assists in his last 7 league games.
Sancho was called up for the World Cup qualifiers in October last year, but was not called during the match A in November. This time, the expectation that he would be chosen by Southgate manager was weighted.
According to the British daily The Mirror, Southgate explained that it was a natural result of the competition. “There are better strikers than Sancho in our opinion,” he said. “Sancho’s performance has improved over the past few weeks. But he has positions to compete.”
Southgate has called up Harry Kane (Tottenham), Raheem Sterling, Jack Grealish, Phil Foden (Manchester City), Tammy Abraham (AS Roma), Bukayo Saka and Emil Smith Lowe (Arsenal) as strikers this time. .
Another Manchester United striker, Marcus Rashford, was also not selected by Southgate. Recently, he has been struggling because he has not been able to find a solid position as a regular in his team. “Rashford is in the same position as the other players,” Southgate said. “Rashford is going through a difficult time. It’s definitely not the best time.” “I’ve had enough time, and I know Rash Ford well. I know what Rash Ford can give us,” he said.
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