Maguire: What's the solution for Southgate and England ahead of Euro 2024?

I asked Southgate this exact that question in the last England camp.

It's a worrying message the England manager is sending. His current policy, which sees the likes of Maguire and Kalvin Phillips in particular picked when they are not getting minutes for their clubs, sends a poor message to those players in the Premier League and elsewhere, who are bang in form.

They are doing all they can to force their way into the England squad but are being overlooked for Southgate's 'old reliables'.

However, I do totally understand Southgate's reasoning for this.

After being named permanent England manager in 2017, Southgate said he would 'never pick on reputation, form has to come into it. However, in his answer to my question back in March, he rowed back on those comments when asked about the continued inclusion of some players who were not playing for their clubs.

He also said that if he picks on form alone, he will be chopping and changing the squad with each and every international camp, and that that lack of consistency cannot build up a coherent and communicative team ahead of next summer's Euros in Germany.

There is a problem in that too. The selection policy is creating a big imbalance in this England squad. Eight members of this current squad have more than 40 caps and nine players have four caps or fewer. That doesn't sound healthy.
Rob Dorsett

Has Maguire been jeered before?

"Scotland fans are ironically cheering every Maguire pass. Weird."

Sky Sports' live blog summed it up perfectly. Maguire, who started on the bench for England in their 3-1 win over Scotland, was brought on at half-time after an injury to Marc Guehi, and was subjected to ironic cheers from the Scottish fans for every pass he made.

It's not the first time this