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Gareth Southgate's tribute to junior game as he lauds emergence of attacking talent

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11 Oct 2020

Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate admits he’s been left excited by the emergence of more young English attacking talent this season.

It’s been almost three months since the England squad were together as a group last November and as he starts to look towards picking his next squad ahead of this month’s European Qualifiers, there’s been some eye-catching performances in the Premier League.

While the likes of Jack Grealish, Mason Mount and Phil Foden started to establish themselves in the senior set up last autumn, there’s now a growing queue of players who have started to put themselves in the frame.

And it’s left Southgate enthused about the future and also enamoured with how the grassroots game in England is starting to foster a different profile of player.

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It’s been almost three months since the England squad were together as a group last November and as he starts to look towards picking his next squad ahead of this month’s European Qualifiers, there’s been some eye-catching performances in the Premier League.

While the likes of Jack Grealish, Mason Mount and Phil Foden started to establish themselves in the senior set up last autumn, there’s now a growing queue of players who have started to put themselves in the frame.

And it’s left Southgate enthused about the future and also enamoured with how the grassroots game in England is starting to foster a different profile of player.

It’s been almost three months since the England squad were together as a group last November and as he starts to look towards picking his next squad ahead of this month’s European Qualifiers, there’s been some eye-catching performances in the Premier League.

While the likes of Jack Grealish, Mason Mount and Phil Foden started to establish themselves in the senior set up last autumn, there’s now a growing queue of players who have started to put themselves in the frame.

And it’s left Southgate enthused about the future and also enamoured with how the grassroots game in England is starting to foster a different profile of player.

Southgate chats to Bukayo Sako in training last November, after the Arsenal plater became one of the latest young players to join the squad.

It’s been almost three months since the England squad were together as a group last November and as he starts to look towards picking his next squad ahead of this month’s European Qualifiers, there’s been some eye-catching performances in the Premier League.

While the likes of Jack Grealish, Mason Mount and Phil Foden started to establish themselves in the senior set up last autumn, there’s now a growing queue of players who have started to put themselves in the frame.

And it’s left Southgate enthused about the future and also enamoured with how the grassroots game in England is starting to foster a different profile of player.

It’s been almost three months since the England squad were together as a group last November and as he starts to look towards picking his next squad ahead of this month’s European Qualifiers, there’s been some eye-catching performances in the Premier League.

While the likes of Jack Grealish, Mason Mount and Phil Foden started to establish themselves in the senior set up last autumn, there’s now a growing queue of players who have started to put themselves in the frame.

And it’s left Southgate enthused about the future and also enamoured with how the grassroots game in England is starting to foster a different profile of player.

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