Bukayo Saka has missed training sessions and was only fit enough to make a substitute appearance against Iceland
campaign in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday, the start of what many predict will be their road to the final 29 days later.at Wembley, it will be crucial to the team’s confidence to get a good result so early in the tournament.It’s not abnormal for Bukayo Saka to be carrying a knock or two, with the 22-year-old regularly kicked aroundfinal game of last season and, despite playing 25 minutes against Iceland, Southgate admitted he had missed training sessions in the week.
It is reported he is still a concern ahead of the Serbia game, and with other options available down the right Southgate may well think he is better to be saved for later games.Stones should start alongside Marc Guehi, with Kyle Walker down the right and Kieran Trippier filling in for Shaw on his unfamiliar left-hand side.should start centrally and on the left respectively behind Harry Kane, with the right flank dependent on Saka’s fitness.
Bowen is more capable of stretching the game and could provide a different texture to England’s attack, with Palmer likely to occupy similar spaces to Foden, Bellingham and Kane. Yet the Chelsea man’s upside is so great, as his exceptional season has demonstrated, that his inclusion would still be a risk worth taking.
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