Who can challenge Gareth Southgate’s “leader of men” for the England captaincy
Jordan Pickford got the nod for the 1-0 win over Holland on Friday, but Southgate said it had always been the plan for both goalkeepers to get a game each.
Four uncapped players - Burnley's James Tarkowski and Nick Pope, plus Swansea's Alfie Mawson and Bournemouth midfielder Lewis Cook - were all included in the squad.
Ahead of England's clash against the Azzurri at the national stadium, Gareth Southgate and Raheem Sterling spoke to the media in a pre-match press conference.
"What we've got to do is allow this young team to perform", Southgate said. I enjoy it, ' said Butland. "Training between all of us is extremely intense".
Southgate is prepared for his defenders to risk making individual mistakes in order to get them contributing to play more, and the England fans must be of the same mindset.
"We had the best record in qualifying defensively. I know people don't always want to do that, but for these guys to perform as I believe they can and to go beyond where we're now ranked, we should allow them to do that". Brazil has become much stronger and has a very strong team even without Neymar.
After England's solid 1-0 friendly win over Holland on Friday, Southgate is planning to make several changes against Italy, giving his fringe players one of their last chances to stake their claim.
And after keeping five straight clean sheets, with three of those coming at home, as well as this week's visitors failing to score more than one goal in a game since June 2017, it could be a fairly straightforward evening for the hosts. The way they played from the back and I thought they played with intelligence and composure.
Stones told the Independent: "I think we try to bring all the attributes and what we learn under Pep into the England squad, and are open to learn from Gareth as well".
"I've had to deal with fears of not playing again, I'm a bigger man for it and I will be better for it in the future".
Manchester City midfielder Fabian Delph and Watford's Nathaniel Chalobah are in the same bracket given they missed the global break through injury, having previously been called up by Southgate but not played.
Stones has not started an English top-flight fixture since January 20, while his last two selections from the off in all competitions have come in rare defeats for City - against Wigan and Basel.
"I've just got to knuckle down and do what I do and see what comes".
Pickford has let in 50 for Everton this season, keeping seven clean sheets in 31 Premier League games, yet both he and Butland appear to be edging ahead of Hart, out of favour at West Ham United, in the race to get the goalie jersey in Russian Federation. Yet Stones is also experiencing the downside of getting the opportunity to work with such a renowned manager at one of the Premier League's biggest clubs: after establishing himself in the City first team, an injury last November forced him out of the side and he has been unable to force his way back in.
Searching hard for good news, he added: "It's tough, but I've got my first medal so I can't complain".
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