As player selection ratchets up for the Qatar World Cup, the mainstream football media is selling space to the SWUC cartel of agents.
So we had the Guardian promoting Reece James (Unique) over Alexander-Arnold prior to his injury and we have the Guardian telling us that MC's Walker (CAA / Base) and Phillips (Stellar) are "fit" and "optimistic" about getting a place in Southgate's squad while numerous papers are extolling the virtues of Loftus Cheek (Stellar) who has been a moderate performer at Che recently.
Below is the 26 man squad that would be chosen from Who Scored? Player Ratings (prior to this weekend's games).
26 Man Squad
Pickford Pope Henderson Ramsdale
Trippier Tarkowski Mee Cresswell Young Gomez White Dier
Maddison Saka Rice Mount March Harrison Bellingham Ward-Prowse
Foden Kane Toney Wilson Rashford Sterling
No Jordan Henderson, no Stones (Wasserman), no Shaw (Stellar), no Mings (Wasserman), no Grealish (Stellar), no Walker (CAA / Base), no Phillips (Stellar), no Loftus Cheek (Stellar), no Maguire, no Chilwell (Stellar), no Coady, no Gallagher, no shit...
It should be recognised that rogue agents manipulating squad places for their sub-standard clients is a major input as to why England football team never win anything.
With no gap between domestic campaign and the World Cup Finals, it is the in form players who should be selected.
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