I think Southgate has been fortunate that the likes of Klopp, Guardiola and Pochettino have started churning out some quality English players and he had some decent youngsters coming through like Maguire, Dele Alli, Lingard, Pickford but I'm not convinced the next wave - Rice, Winks, Mings...
Southgate is taking an outright punt with Mings and Tomori, passing over a proven Premier League defender like Dunk - captain of his club side, exceptional passing range, goal threat at set pieces, 82 Prem matches under his belt, 4 clean sheets already this season and at his peak at 27.
If you...