ENGLAND EXPECTS

And Southgate has to pick RIGHT 23 names 

- JEREMY CROSS

GARETH SOUTHGATE should brace himself for some sleepless nights between now and June.

Because the England boss has 23 reasons to be waking up in a cold sweat.

Southgate has less than three months to decide who he takes in his final squad for Euro 2024 in Germany.

England will head there as one of the favourites to conquer Europe and win a first trophy since the World Cup heroes of 1966.

Managers like Southgate are paid the big bucks to make the even bigger

calls. And he knows he has to get them all

right if he is to stand a realistic chance of cementing his name – and those of his players – into footballing folklore.

It will be quite a headache. Southgate is overflowing with talent in some areas but short of world-class stars in others.

Somehow he has to decide which wingers and attacking midfielders to choose from a deep pool and who to leave behind.