A look at the player of the season’s admission from the group.
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00:00And in terms of Euro 2024, obviously, we discussed Everton players featuring on the big stage, on the international stage.
00:07Gerard Brantway, obviously, Everton's player of the season, an unbelievable breakthrough campaign.
00:14Going into the Euro squad, obviously, he wasn't selected to travel on that plane.
00:18We said if he wasn't to, it would be a massive disservice to his fantastic form and season.
00:25Is there any part of you that sees Southgate thinking behind this one or are Everton fans, rightly, going to be really disheartened to see him not go?
00:35The only reason I can think of is Gareth Southgate seems to like and trust the players who he knows.
00:43Gerard Brantway hasn't been around the fray for all that long.
00:47Obviously, he got that call up in March, didn't get any minutes in March and then he obviously played.
00:53Yeah, it's disappointing.
00:54I think definitely a little bit of a kick in the teeth after Gareth Southgate comes out after the Iceland game and says that a lot of the squads aren't fully fit.
01:04You know, the likes of Mark Gay, he hasn't played a lot of football this season.
01:09Luke Shaw as well is on the plane, there's a lot of hope resting on him when he's been out for so long.
01:18But Gerard Brantway has been so durable throughout the season.
01:24He maybe missed one game potentially and come off injured against Chelsea.
01:31But otherwise, he's been so robust, formed a great partnership with James Tarkowski.
01:36And you're looking at it thinking, he's got a real, real chance of going, you know, he's a left-footed centre-back as well,
01:44which is another asset that England haven't got.
01:47He'll play out from the back that way.
01:50He'll be playing next to John Stones, another former Everton man.
01:54He can maybe build a little bit of rapport there.
01:57But yeah, it just seems an odd one for me, for Southgate.
02:02You know, the options he's gone with, who's going to start, as we speak, that first game against Serbia?
02:12Will it be Gehy? Will it be Louis Dunck, who has never really done a lot for England, let's be frank.
02:19Will it be Enzi Kondroos, who has a decent season for Villiers, I have to say, finishing fourth.
02:25But he has a better season than Gerard Brantway.
02:28Joe Gomez is in the squad, but he's almost exclusively played as a full-back for Liverpool this season.
02:34So yeah, I think Gerard Brantway, you can't get too disheartened about it.
02:40Well, you know, he can be disappointed, but he can't let this dwell on him.
02:44He's got to put it to one side and start thinking about next season for Everton.
02:48And maybe he might be at Everton next season, though.
02:52We'll have to see what happens in the transfer window.