June 8th 2024.
The highly anticipated European Championships are just around the corner and England fans can't wait to see their team in action. The latest news is that captain Harry Kane will be sporting his signature No.9 jersey during the tournament. This announcement came after England revealed their squad numbers for the upcoming campaign.
Manager Gareth Southgate has been making headlines this week as he confirmed the names of the 26 players who will be representing their country in Germany. His decisions have been met with both praise and criticism, with some notable names such as Jack Grealish, Harry Maguire, and James Maddison not making the final cut. Despite this, Southgate has put together an exciting squad, filled with attacking talent and some promising young players like Kobbie Mainoo and Adam Wharton.
However, there are concerns about England's defense as there are uncertainties surrounding the fitness of John Stones, Kieran Trippier, and Luke Shaw. Manchester City's John Stones is expected to start, but there is still debate about who will partner with him. Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi has been given the No.6 shirt, suggesting he might get the nod over Brighton's Lewis Dunk, who has been assigned the No.15.
Here's the full list of squad numbers for England in the Euro 2024 tournament: 1 Jordan Pickford, 2 Kyle Walker, 3 Luke Shaw, 4 Declan Rice, 5 John Stones, 6 Marc Guehi, 7 Bukayo Saka, 8 Trent Alexander-Arnold, 9 Harry Kane, 10 Jude Bellingham, 11 Phil Foden, 12 Kieran Trippier, 13 Aaron Ramsdale, 14 Ezri Konsa, 15 Lewis Dunk, 16 Conor Gallagher, 17 Ivan Toney, 18 Anthony Gordon, 19 Ollie Watkins, 20 Jarrod Bowen, 21 Eberechi Eze, 22 Joe Gomez, 23 Dean Henderson, 24 Cole Palmer, 25 Adam Wharton, 26 Kobbie Mainoo.
All eyes will be on Marc Guehi as he looks set to start for England in the tournament. The team's first match will be against Serbia next Sunday, and Southgate hopes that the shocking defeat against Iceland will serve as a wake-up call for his team. He emphasized the importance of staying focused and not underestimating any opponent.
"It does focus the mind, it does focus on how we have to drive the team, the sort of reaction we need," Southgate said. "That any sort of complacency that talent is going to get us this trophy and that we only have to sort of stroll in... I mean, football is not like that. You've got to be spot on in every aspect of the game to win any game at this level and we were a long way short of that tonight. Iceland deserved their win. They had a couple of other chances on the break that we didn't deal with, so I think it really focuses our minds to drive the team over the next week."
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