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Gareth Southgate has warned his players to beware of losing their place in his squad after an experimental England team shone against Wales, giving Tammy Abraham, Ben Chilwell and Jadon Sancho something to ponder following their breach of Covid-19 rules.
Although Abraham, Chilwell and Sancho tested negative for coronavirus, the trio face a battle to regain their places in the squad after England showed their strength in depth by securing a 3-0 win over Wales in a friendly Thursday night. . Abraham and Sancho could face Belgium again in the Nations League on Sunday but Chilwell is a doubt after feeling bad.
Southgate has no shortage of options and urged newcomers to stick with the jersey. Dominic Calvert-Lewin opened the scoring on his debut, Conor Coady and Danny Ings scored their first international goals, Jack Grealish impressed in his first start and Bukayo Saka made a strong left-back debut.
“That is, in essence, the big lesson for anyone in that situation,” said the England coach. “You want to be involved, you want to play. When you have the jersey or the spot on the team, you don’t want to let other people take it.
“Whenever we make debuts or we have players who deserve their opportunity and who have been on the team for a while on the field, there is an opportunity for them to take a spot and move up the pecking order. Several did that tonight and there is competition for places. Not only the team we named, other players are out of it. “
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Southgate hopes to have Abraham and Sancho available against Belgium. “Tammy and Jadon have trained independently, with us, but in isolation this afternoon,” he said. “All three players have tested negatively. Ben has had an illness that we think is mild, but as a precaution we have kept him separate from the group at this time. There is probably a strong possibility that he will not be with us for the UEFA tests in the morning, which would rule him out for Sunday. We hope Tammy and Jadon are available for that. “
