{"id":1610,"date":"2021-06-02T16:32:13","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T16:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/?p=1610"},"modified":"2024-04-26T18:56:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T18:56:44","slug":"gareth-southgates-dilemma-wholl-start-at-right-back-for-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/gareth-southgates-dilemma-wholl-start-at-right-back-for-england\/","title":{"rendered":"Gareth Southgate\u2019s Dilemma: Who\u2019ll Start At Right Back For England?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Gareth Southgate has given himself a headache by selecting four right-backs in his 26-man England squad for the upcoming European Championship. Kyle Walker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Kieran Tripper, and Reece James. Only one man can play in the position. Who will it be? Join us as we take a look at each of their chances. If you fancy your chances, head to real money online pokies<\/a> to win big.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kyle Walker | Manchester City<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 31-year-old has been England\u2019s first-choice right-back for years and must be considered the favourite to be Gareth Southgate\u2019s first choice at Euro 2020. Kyle Walker has enjoyed a strong season with Manchester City who regained the Premier League title from Liverpool and also won one of the domestic cups. Pep Guardiola\u2019s men made it all the way to the Champions League final only to fall short to their domestic rivals, Chelsea. If the England boss opts to play four at the back Walker seems a sure thing to start on the right of the defence. Walker\u2019s versatility could also see him start on the right side of a back three or five should Southgate decide to mix things up at Euro 2020. Whatever happens, don\u2019t expect Walker to play at online casinos <\/a>during this upcoming tournament, he\u2019ll be too busy playing football for England.        <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trent Alexander-Arnold | Liverpool<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 22-year-old scouser has emerged has one of the most promising youngsters in football in the last few years. Trent Alexander-Arnold has been pivotal to Liverpool\u2019s resurgence under the guidance of Jurgen Klopp who has led the English giant to the Premier League and Champions League in the last two years. Alexander-Arnold\u2019s position in the England squad seemed a certainty until Southgate dropped him back in March as he and Liverpool endured a poor run of form. The snub appeared to light a fire in the belly of Liverpool\u2019s young star who finished the Premier League season in great form, helping his team to a third-place finish in the English topflight. Alexander-Arnold would be the best choice to start on the right-hand side of a back five. He\u2019s a prolific provider of goals for his teammates and could help England end their long trophy drought this summer. Don\u2019t be surprised to see \u2018TAA\u2019 in the England midfield, as Southgate appears to be one of the many people who believe Alexander-Arnold is yet play in his best position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kieran Trippier | Atletico Madrid<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kieran Trippier<\/a> joined the growing number of English players taking their talents abroad when he left Tottenham to join Atletico Madrid in 2019 and boy has it paid off. The Bury-born right-back is coming off a tremendous season which saw him play in 28 matches as Diego Simeone\u2019s men outpointed Barcelona and Real Madrid to win La Liga. Tripper was one of England\u2019s best performers at the 2018 World Cup and scored his first\/only England goal in the semi-final against Croatia. For us, it\u2019ll be a surprise to see Trippier starting for England at the upcoming European Championships. No doubt, he\u2019s a really good, reliable player but in our opinion, he won\u2019t be able to displace Walker or get ahead of Alexander-Arnold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reece James | Chelsea<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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The 21-year-old is the least experienced option Southgate has taken at right-back. Nonetheless, he\u2019s a very good option to have. The Chelsea youth product has enjoyed a brilliant 2020\/21 season, having cemented his place as Thomas Tuchel\u2019s preferred right-back and winning the Champions League with Chelsea just last week. We think this tournament may have come just a little early for him. James is clearly talented but in terms of his attacking stats, fails to reach the levels of his three rivals for the position. While he may spend much of Euro 2020 on the bench it\u2019ll be a positive experience that will stand him in good stead for next year\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gareth Southgate has given himself a headache by selecting four right-backs in his 26-man England squad for the upcoming European Championship. Kyle Walker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Kieran Tripper, and Reece James. Only one man can play in the position. Who will it be? Join us as we take a look at each of their chances. If…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1611,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":1,"label":"Soccer"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/gareth-southgate-1530788522-1024x683.jpg",1024,683,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"JEllis","author_link":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/author\/jellis\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":1,"name":"Soccer","slug":"soccer","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":504,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":504,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Soccer","category_nicename":"soccer","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1610"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4115,"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1610\/revisions\/4115"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}