Gareth Southgate has had a major change in his stance on James Maddison and Jack Grealish
On Thursday, Southgate reduced his provisional squad of 33 players to 26 players ahead of the European Championships in Germany
Unexpected absences from the tournament include Harry Maguire, who is injured, as well as Grealish and Maddison
The absence of the latter two has surprised some England supporters, especially given Southgate’s previous assessment of the pair
Speaking ahead of England’s 1-0 win over Australia in October, Southgate admitted that Grealish was often “brutally honest” about his performances and that candor often damaged his form and confidence
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“Sometimes I think he’s too hard on himself,” Southgate insisted
However, he went on to praise the Manchester City winger as a “fantastic talent”, noting that his peers, including England international James Maddison, were useful because they “see the world differently”
Explaining the decision to leave both men out of the squad for the upcoming Euros, Southgate said on Thursday: “We are fortunate to have options in attacking areas, all of which offer things something a little different
Madders and Jack also gave us something different, so these were tough decisions “We went back and forth on that as a staff to Try to be fair
We stand behind our decisions, but we realize we could have gone a different route
Both guys are great characters and a pleasure to work with
, James Trafford and Jarell Quansah were also left out of the final squad
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