As we all know, at the time of writing this, it is just over 200 days to go until the opening match of EURO 2024. This is the list of players I would personally like to see get called up, not that they all will be. There are 23 men on this list, and those on it – at the time of writing this – are all fit and would be ready to play if the tournament was to start tomorrow.
Goalkeepers
- Jordan Pickford – self-explanatory really. He’s the England number one, and has saved them on many occasions. He is also the reason why Everton – despite their 10-point deduction – have a chance of staying up.
- Aaron Ramsdale – the perfect replacement if – for some reason – Pickford is unavailable.
- Nick Pope – no disrespect to Sam Johnstone, but I feel that these are the best three choices for England. Pope was undoubtedly the second best goalie in the Premier League last season (after Alisson).
Defenders
- Kieran Trippier – he has been absolutely brilliant for Newcastle since he has been there, and does a great job of captaining them. Even in the games against Dortmund and Bournemouth, he has proven himself worthy of a spot.
- Kyle Walker – brilliant defender, does great for both club and country. Proven himself against some of the world’s best players.
- Fikayo Tomori – arguably the best centre-back England has right now. Greatly underappreciated.
- Marc Guehi – great centre-back, and he’s just a joy to watch.
- Ezri Konsa – absolutely superb for Villa, and he has really shone since Mings got injured against Newcastle. Not to mention he has just been brilliant since Unai Emery took over.
- Levi Colwill – while Chelsea haven’t had the easiest start to their season, Colwill has been one of their shining stars.
- Rico Lewis – one of the best young talents right now. Great for City when called upon last season, and has proven the same again so far this season.
Midfielders
- Trent Alexander-Arnold – he’s young, versatile and has proven himself to be wonderfully gifted in his new role in the midfield.
- Jude Bellingham – self-explanatory. He has been a joy to watch for Real Madrid (even I – as somebody who prefers Barcelona – have to admit that), and has just excelled since he went there.
- Declan Rice – was great at West Ham, and has gone on to carry on that fine form at Arsenal.
- Cole Palmer – much like Colwill, he has been one of the few shining stars in Chelsea’s season so far. He has been their saviour on more than one occasion.
- James Ward-Prowse – words cannot describe just how much this man deserves this call-up. He was the brightest spot of an otherwise dull Southampton side and has gone on to be one of West Ham’s best players since making the move there in the summer.
- James Maddison – while I am not the biggest fan of the way he sometimes conducts himself, I do have to admit that he is a fantastic player, and Spurs would have been knocked off the top a lot quicker if it weren’t for him.
Forwards
- Phil Foden – amazing for club and country. Easily one of City’s best players so far this season.
- Harry Kane – there’s no need to explain this one, but I will anyway. Captain, all-time top goalscorer, breaking records in the Bundesliga (already scored more goals than last season’s top goalscorer), and he’s just fantastic really.
- Bukayo Saka – one of the best young players in the Premier League right now. Scores some beautiful goals, but can also be called upon to provide some lovely assists.
- Ollie Watkins – he is one of the best attacking players England have got right now, and just seems to be on a whole other level in recent games.
- Jack Grealish – not the biggest fan of some of his antics off the pitch, but he is a quality players and gets a lot more hate than he deserves.
- Jarrod Bowen – a fine goalscorer and carries himself well on the pitch as well as of it. Also, he isn’t a selfish player.
- Raheem Sterling – seems to have found his form again this season for Chelsea, and would definitely deserve the call-up. I cannot understand how he wasn’t called up for these qualifiers.
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