In the context of many big teams weakening, England has many opportunities to make things happen at EURO 2024, but first they need to solve the personnel problem well.

There is no doubt that the England team will be one of the brightest candidates for the EURO 2024 championship title. That’s because in the hands of coach Gareth Southgate is a team full of top stars. world.

However, even England fans have to admit that the defense is where it appears to be quite weak, compared to the midfield and attack. Everyone knows that the strategist born in 1970 always focuses on ensuring safety first, and then thinks about scoring goals.

Recently, BBC Sport provided information that Southgate’s two favorite students, Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw, could not appear on the team’s training ground, raising many concerns that they would not recover from their injuries in time. However, from another perspective, their absence at EURO 2024 could be the turning point that helps England take the throne.

Harry Maguire may not be able to recover from his injury in time.

For a long time, the Three Lions’ central defender duo has always had a place reserved for Maguire, regardless of his performance. The 53-year-old coach’s overconfidence in the Manchester United star even caused a wave of outrage among a large number of fans.

In Erik ten Hag’s squad at MU, the former Leicester City midfielder has long been unable to hold his starting position. It was only when there were too many injuries last season that the Dutch strategist was forced to use him, but the mark that Harry Maguire left was not too much.

It is true that the midfielder born in 1993 still shows his efforts and professionalism on the team, but it is difficult to expect a player who only plays a secondary role on a team that only ranks 8th in the Premier League. shine in a big tournament like EURO.

It’s quite a pity if Shaw cannot attend EURO 2024.

The case of Luke Shaw is different, because this 28-year-old defender played extremely well in the EURO 2020 finals, where he scored the opening goal in the final against the Italian team. But the problem is that Shaw repeatedly had to miss games last season due to injuries.

If he keeps trying to put him in the starting lineup, Southgate will inevitably close opportunities for other equally talented players and weaken the team. In a short tournament like EURO, there is no room for mistakes to be repeated.

With Maguire, the England team has no shortage of names capable of replacing, even superior in current performance such as Marc Guehi or Everton’s young player Jarrad Branthwaite. Likewise, Joe Gomez is completely capable of filling the void left by Shaw.