The Mystery of Luke Shaw

What is happening in Luke Shaw? Why is it included by Gareth Southgate in the call for European Cup If he’s been hurt for five months and hasn’t played? His team had already played four matches in the tournament, on the brink of playing in the quarterfinals, and there was no sign of Shaw, with no minutes and few options to break into the starting eleven of Southgate for your next commitment.

The coach of the British team has to have a lot of confidence in the player of Manchester United to call him hurt and put a ‘patch’ in his position like Kieran Trippierto act on European Cup in the position of Shaw who switched legs. Or his trust in other possible candidates he left in England should be void, as is the case in Ben Chilwell either Tyrick Mitchell). The point is that Shaw He arrives in Germany not fully recovered from a hamstring injury that has kept him out of action since February and there is only conflicting news about him.

Of course, lately he has been training with the group as well. He was even the man scheduled to attend the media on Wednesday, but at the last moment he changed his mind and decided to postpone his appearance until he had played a few minutes. His substitute in front of the press, the forward Ivan Toneywho has only played in the Euro Cup for almost thirty years, joked about the change of plans: “It proves that I am now a professional substitute,” he said with a smile.

And meanwhile, almost every game is new. Southgate must answer yes Shaw I’m ready to go back. First, new Serbia on England’s debut, he indicated that he could rely on him, but in the end he did not play: “We have to decide whether it is possible to use Luke from the bank. “All the players are available,” he said.

For the second duel against Denmark, is less optimistic: “He needs a little more work, some days he needs to do more than others and he needs to recover”; for the third, against Sloveniathrew in the towel: “Luke is the only one that is not available,” he stated; and facing the round of 16 clash with Slovakiahinted that he could have minutes, something that does not happen either: “He is not ready to be a starter yet, we will talk to the doctors if he can participate,” he explained.

The show with Shaw just keep going. Englandno pure left back, just one who doesn’t know if he’ll play at some point. Southgate He took a lot of risks, leaving others on the ground to bet on a side coming back from an injury. So far, the maneuver has not gone well for the English coach, who has turned around Luke Shaw in a mystery where, for now, many wonder why he entered the final call before the others if he couldn’t play. In the view of SwitzerlandYes, the situation can change, at the convenience of Southgate.