UEFA will consider a possible increase in the size of squads for Euro 2024 at a meeting next month. (More Football News)
A number of coaches have called on European football바카라s governing body to allow countries to take 26 players to Germany instead of 23, a move England boss Gareth Southgate may be glad to accept as he deals with a number of injuries.
바카라We have taken note of comments expressed by some national team coaches on the squad size for Euro 2024,바카라 UEFA said in a statement released on Friday.
바카라A workshop with the participating teams will be held on 8 April and on that occasion UEFA will listen to the views of the coaches.
바카라Any idea in this respect will then be considered and assessed.바카라
This summer바카라s finals is the first time since the 2018 World Cup that national team managers are having to pick a 23-man squad for a major tournament after it was expanded to 26 following the coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking after his side바카라s 2-2 draw with Belgium at Wembley, Southgate said: 바카라It seems to be (settled at 23).
바카라There is one more UEFA meeting where there바카라s been a little bit of talk amongst some of the coaches about possibly increasing that.바카라
That meeting will be part of a wider finalists바카라 workshop on April 8 and 9 in Dusseldorf, where Southgate will not push for 26 but will accept it if the decision goes that way.
Southgate, who has previously said it is a 바카라bigger skill to pick a 23바카라, was asked if he was in favour of a move to an expanded selection and said with a smile: 바카라Well, given where we are now!
바카라We바카라ve got to make the best decisions with what we know and some of those currently are going to be medical decisions.
바카라And we바카라ve been able to get those right in the previous tournaments. We바카라ve been able to give people time, but with 23 that바카라s definitely more difficult.바카라
Previous expanded selections allowed Southgate to take a calculated gamble on the fitness of Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson at Euro 2020 as the pair recovered from injury.
The same went for Kyle Walker and Kalvin Phillips at the 2022 World Cup as they worked their way back to fitness, with injured duo Luke Shaw and Reece James potential beneficiaries if it goes to 26 this time.
