Euro 2024: Southgate addresses Grealish, Maguire and Maddison squad snub Source: Reuters Live
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00:00 All of the players took the news really respectfully.
00:03 Of course, all players are going to believe they should be in
00:08 and that's why they're top players, because they have that self-belief
00:12 and they have that mindset as well.
00:15 But the fact is, we've got some players who have been playing
00:22 extremely well all season in the league
00:24 and we just feel other players have had stronger seasons
00:29 particularly in the last six months or so.
00:32 I think we saw some fantastic performances the other night
00:36 that underlined some of that.
00:40 The attacking areas of the pitch in particular, we're blessed with a lot of options,
00:45 all slightly different.
00:46 Of course, Madders and Jack both give us something different as well.
00:51 So there have been tough calls,
00:54 calls that we've gone over and over as a group of staff to try to be fair,
01:01 to try to get the right rationale.
01:04 We back our decisions, but we recognise we could have gone a different route.
01:12 Both of the boys are big characters, fabulous teammates, great boys to work with.
01:20 So, yeah, sad to have to deliver that news to them.