in three day of the quarterfinals against France, Declan Ricea key player in the English team’s midfield, missed training on Wednesday due to illness.
Sources from around the Gareth Southgate-led team have indicated this, pbut without specifying what its ailment is nor when he will be able to exercise again.
Rice, 23, and West Ham captain, is vital in midfield from England, as a recoverer but also provides the first offensive impulse thanks to the accuracy of his passes.
Playing alongside Jordan Henderson and Jude Bellingham, the half ‘hammer’ played a big role in the victories Southgate against Wales in the last game of the first phase (3-0) and in the round of 16 against Senegal (3-0).
If Declan Rice misses France’s quarter-finals on Saturday, it will be a blow to Southgate. Mason Mount and Kalvin Phillips have a more offensive profile and Conor Gallagher, with only 4 games for England, is inexperienced.
Elsewhere, forward Callum Wilson continues to recover from mild muscle strain. England have lost Ben White for the rest of the tournament and Raheem Sterling has not decided whether he will return to Qatar after returning to England following a burglary at his south London home.
Source: La Verdad
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