The Best Twitter Reactions to Roy Hodgson’s England Squad Announcement

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Published: March 19, 2015

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England will face Lithuania in a Euro 2016 qualifier at Wembley next Friday, followed by a friendly against Italy in Turin four days later. Roy Hodgson named his 24-man squad for the games on Thursday, and it looked a little something like this...



The good folks of Twitter, jaded by years of underwhelming Three Lions performances, wasted no time in analysing the selections. In an expanded squad of 24 (as opposed to 23), many were baffled to discover that Mr. Roy had decided to call up three left-backs—Luke Shaw, Kieran Gibbs and Leighton Baines—despite only having two goalkeepers...   





For many, the abundance of left-backs was made even more puzzling by the absence of Ryan Bertrand. The Southampton defender started trending soon after the announcement...



Andros Townsend was also trending, with many debating the virtues of his inclusion in the squad—particularly in light of Ashley Young's exclusion...



There were few arguments, however, about the inclusion of Harry Kane in his first senior England squad. With 16 goals in 25 Premier League matches so far this season, he was surely the easiest choice Hodgson has ever had to make...



The "Hurrikane" will not be blowing alongside Charlie Austin, who was also a surprise omission from the squad...



And while Danny Ings was helping an ill child fulfil a dream, the Burnley striker also had to deal with being left out... 



Suffice to say, the squad choices did not leave the English masses filled with confidence in the manager, nor enthused for the upcoming international fixtures...





 

 

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