Former midfielder Frank Lampard insists that England not having Luke Shaw available has been a big deal for Gareth Southgate at Euro 2024.
Although progressed through to the knockout stage as winners of Group C, Southgate’s squad have yet to spark after successive draws following a hard-earned 1-0 win over Serbia.
With Kobbie Mainoo, Cole Palmer and Anthony Gordon all having impressed when coming off the bench during the second half of the stalemate against Slovenia on Tuesday night, Southgate appears to be weighing up his options ahead of Sunday’s last-16 tie against Slovakia in Gelsenkirchen.
with the 28-year-old still getting up to full fitness after Southgate took a risk by including him.
England have struggled to threaten down that left-hand s…