England camp, another young starlet catapulted into the full squad.Last November it was Conor Gallagher making the leap from U21s to the seniors.
This month Crystal Palace skipper Marc Guehi is the promoted one. Lest we start taking this persistent on-going procession for granted, such a quick-fire jump at the international level is massive.And this is no average Three Lions era, either.
World Cup semi-finalists in 2018. Euros runners-up eight months ago at Wembley. Yet six of Gareth Southgate’s initial selections for the Three Lions' friendlies with Switzerland and Ivory Coast were actually eligible for the U21s.Along with Gallagher and Guehi, Phil Foden, Jude Bellingham, Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka could have all played for Lee Carsley’s side on Friday night.Fair to say, the conveyor belt is running remarkably smoothly.
That said, there can never be enough. Not with the World Cup finals happening bang in the middle of next season when injuries are going to occur.
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