England players have been dropping like flies of late, with injuries having depleted Gareth Southgate’s first squad to the point that he’s called up the likes of Andros Townsend!
The stand-in Three Lions chief got his short-term reign off to a flying start with a win over Malta on Saturday, and up next are Slovenia – whom the men in white really should be beating.
However, Southgate has suffered a minor set-back – third choice goalkeeper Tom Heaton has been forced out of the squad. The Burnley man has been replaced by Sunderland’s Jordan Pickford…
The 22-year-old nine-cap England U-21 star was naturally delighted to hear the news…
Pickford himself wasn’t the only person happy with the development. Indeed, fans took to Twitter to have their say on the Sunderland ace getting the nod, with many predicting that he will move ahead of Joe Hart to be England’s No.1 over the coming years…
