{"id":298769,"date":"2023-11-09T16:25:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T16:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=298769"},"modified":"2023-11-09T16:25:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T16:25:21","slug":"southgate-denies-falling-out-with-raheem-sterling-amid-england-sub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/southgate-denies-falling-out-with-raheem-sterling-amid-england-sub\/","title":{"rendered":"Southgate DENIES falling out with Raheem Sterling amid England sub"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Gareth Southgate DENIES falling out with Raheem Sterling and insists competition for places is to blame&#8230;after leaving the Chelsea star out of his last FIVE England squad&#8217;s<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Sterling hasn&#8217;t played for England since last year&#8217;s World Cup quarter-final<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Chelsea winger has now missed five consecutive England squads this year<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Chris Sutton: &#8216;How my son nearly died&#8217; &#8211; Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off podcast<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gareth Southgate has denied the accusation that a breakdown in his relationship with Raheem Sterling is responsible for the\u00a0Chelsea forward&#8217;s omission from the England squad.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite being in improved form, Southgate has opted to overlook Sterling for a fifth consecutive time, instead selecting the likes of Jarrod Bowen, Phil Foden, Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Having featured so prominently for the England manager during his seven-year spell, the 28-year-old&#8217;s absence has raised previously unthinkable questions about whether Sterling will make the Three Lions squad for next summer&#8217;s European Championships.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the announcement of his roster for games against Malta and North Macedonia, Southgate dismissed speculation that a rift was to blame for Sterling&#8217;s absence. And instead highlighted the quality within the team that makes it difficult for the former Manchester City star to force his way back in.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The door is 100 per cent open not only for Raheem but also other players who aren\u2019t in this squad.&#8217; He said. &#8216;We don\u2019t need to know about his quality, his personality. He is a crucial part of the journey we\u2019ve been on.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/14\/77608145-12730225-image-a-1_1699541424521.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gareth Southgate denied the accusation that a breakdown in his relationship with Sterling was responsible for the winger&#8217;s continued absence from the England squad<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/14\/77606235-12730225-Raheem_Sterling_has_been_left_out_of_the_England_squad_once_agai-a-2_1699541434429.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Raheem Sterling has been left out of the England squad once again &#8211; it is now four squads missed when the Chelsea attacker has been fit\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/14\/77608365-12730225-image-a-4_1699541598479.jpg\" height=\"448\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sterling last featured for the Three Lions in the quarter-finals of the World Cup against France<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It\u2019s an area of the pitch where we have as much competition as anywhere. Bowen has started the season well.\u00a0Anthony Gordon and Cole Palmer are doing well. It\u2019s a changing landscape there.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We used to not have wingers, that\u2019s why we used wing-backs in Russia. We have a lot of depth in those areas now, that\u2019s what people need to understand.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Sterling has earned 55 of his 82 England caps under Southgate, with only Harry Kane, Harry Maguire, Jordan Pickford, Kyle Walker and John Stones featuring more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After next week&#8217;s EURO qualifying matches, Southgate has just one more squad announcement before making his final selections for the summer tournament in Germany.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sterling&#8217;s last game for England was the World Cup quarter-final defeat to France last December.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>England squad in full\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>Goalkeepers: <\/span>Sam Johnstone, Jordan Pickford, Aaron Ramsdale<\/p>\n<p><span>Defenders:<\/span> Levi Colwill, Lewis Dunk, Marc Guehi, Harry Maguire, Fikayo Tomori, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker<\/p>\n<p><span>Midfielders:<\/span> Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jude Bellingham, Conor Gallagher, Jordan Henderson, Kalvin Phillips, Declan Rice<\/p>\n<p><span>Forwards: <\/span>Jarrod Bowen, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Harry Kane, James Maddison, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, Ollie Watkins, Callum Wilson<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12730225\/Gareth-Southgate-DENIES-falling-Raheem-Sterling-insists-competition-places-blame-leaving-Chelsea-star-FIVE-England-squads.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gareth Southgate DENIES falling out with Raheem Sterling and insists competition for places is to blame&#8230;after leaving the Chelsea star <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298768,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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