Alby39 wrote:
Grealish didn't deserve to go, neither did Rashford. But hindsight is wonderful and I bet you a pound for a penny that if he did take them, even on the back of their poor individual seasons, he'd gave played them a hell of a lot more than Gordon and Eze*.
*Edit - was meant to say Bowen, even confused myself reading this back
Can pick the bones out of this one, and over time I will, but the gut feeling this morning much like late last night is - beaten by the better team. And sometimes, that really all there is to say
I dont think Rashford deserved to go particularly but think Grealish probably did. Even with Rashford, him and Kane play pretty well together due to Rashfords willingness to run beyond him from the left hand side
Its all conjecture now but the same argument can be made for Eze, Bowen, Dunk or Gallagher, none of whom have done a great deal to justify their selection. Once Southgate took them, why not at lest give them that third group game to try and justify their selection, along with Konsa, Gomez, Wharton and Gordon. A few got a few minutes here and there and did ok when they did get their miniscule chance.
I probably feel the most for Alexander. He was thrown under the bus a bit with the 'experiment' and then largely ignored. Its hard to believe not a single Liverpool player made the starting 11 of the semi-final or the final.