England fans are convinced one of the Three Lions’ brightest attacking talents won’t start the European Championships in Germany after shirt numbers for the tournament were revealed.
The morning after an eyebrow-raising 1-0 defeat to Iceland at Wembley, England have confirmed their shirt number for the Euros, a tournament Gareth Southgate’s men will be among the favourites to win.
And, as with every tournament, fans are reading into the squad numbers to decipher Southgate’s selection for the opening game against Serbia.
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Marc Guehi will don the No.6 shirt, which suggests he’s more likely to start in defence alongside John Stones than Lewis Dunk, who will wear No.15.
Meanwhile, Trent Alexander-Arnold has been handed the No.8 shirt, which suggests he could line up in midfield alongside Declan Rice and Jude Bellingham.
However, the Premier League’s Young Player of the Year, Cole Palmer, will wear the No.24 shirt, which fans on social media believe suggests the Chelsea star will merely play a bit-part role in Germany.
One person on X, formally Twitter, said: “Why Palmer 24???”, while another wrote: “Palmer deserved number 8”.
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A third said: “Yes Palmer top 3 most creative players in the squad with the worst number.”
A fourth person added: “Palmer done dirty.”
England’s confirmed Euros squad numbers:
1 Jordan Pickford
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2 Kyle Walker
3 Luke Shaw
4 Declan Rice
5 John Stones
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6 Marc Guehi
7 Bukayo Saka
8 Trent Alexander-Arnold
9 Harry Kane
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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
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Topics: England, Euro 2024, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Cole Palmer, Chelsea, Declan Rice
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