Gareth Southgate is about to start out Luke Shaw for England of their European Championship last conflict with Spain later tonight.
After their spectacular semi-final victory in opposition to the Netherlands which noticed Southgate’s facet line-up with two wing-backs, many anticipated the England supervisor to call an unchanged facet for the ultimate.
Nevertheless, in response to Matt Legislation of The Telegraph, Southgate has opted to start out Shaw within the left-back place somewhat than Kieran Trippier.
The Manchester United defender missed the opening half of the event as he was nonetheless recovering from a hamstring damage which he sustained again in February.
Shaw then made his first look within the competitors in opposition to Switzerland within the quarter-final the place he bought virtually an entire half of soccer beneath his belt earlier than then taking part in 45 minutes in opposition to the Netherlands within the semi-final.
With such few aggressive minutes beneath his belt over the previous 5 months, it has come as a shock to many who Southgate has determined to start out him.
The 29-year-old will little doubt have his work minimize out for him as he faces the unenviable job of shackling the dynamic Lamine Yamal who has been arguably the perfect participant within the competitors to this point.
With a pure left-footer working out vast it’ll hopefully permit Jude Bellingham to chop inside on his favoured proper foot and resolve one among England’s most blatant weaknesses.
England followers received’t overlook the half Shaw performed within the European Championship last in opposition to Italy in 2021 when the left-back shocked Wembley after he opened the scoring inside simply two minutes.
