England manager Gareth Southgate announced his provisional squad for the upcoming Nations League clashes, and entirely as expected, Tottenham Hotspur feature a strong contingent in the group – including Harry Kane and Harry Winks.
🦁 Danny Rose
🦁 @dele_official
🦁 @ericdier
🦁 @HKane
🦁 @trippier2
🦁 @HarryWinks🏴 Our #SixLions have been named in @England's squad for the #NationsLeague finals! #THFC ⚪️ #COYS pic.twitter.com/FNOe94HF9n
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) May 16, 2019
With plenty of fans taking to social media to send their congratulations and you’d fully expect from our fanbase, others were quick to question the decision to include players recovering from or currently suffering from injury.
This is ridiculous
— Harry C (@HazSpur92) May 15, 2019
just give him a rest ffs
— ye (@NlceOneSonny) May 15, 2019
Oh but what’s wrong with Southgate? Can’t our players have a week off to celebrate the champions league trophy ????♂️
— Mamud kifa (@KifsonWhoo) May 15, 2019
Jesus , give them a break ffs
— B A G G I N G S 86 (@willgreen_86) May 15, 2019
He needs a rest!! We got two preseason tournaments as well where the defenders will kick him.
— RAmeur (@reedam1980) May 15, 2019
Hoping Victor Wanyama is sent to two foot Gareth Southgate
— Alli (@_JacobAlli) May 15, 2019
This should not be allowed – mad decision
— Who’s next (@whotunes) May 15, 2019
Please @FA let @HKane rest and make sure his is fully fit for next season @SpursOfficial
— Alan Matthews (@alanm44) May 15, 2019
As most fans know, albeit some don’t, the club has no discretion when receiving a call up from a country and we can’t deny it as even if a player is injured, his country can demand he turns up for assessment by their medical staff first if they want to be pedantic, and plenty are.
There are those managers and clubs who definitely seem to play the injury game and I can only presume their players were happy with that, our problem is, our lads want to play international football, so seeking to deny them that is creating a rod for our own back.
We can only hope Southgate is sensible here and looks towards the bigger picture.
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