I feel like whenever there is a youth football tournament and England are competing in it, the same argument crops up time and time again: Why aren’t they taking their “strongest” team?

This summer is no different, with the Under-21 side, managed by Aidy Boothroyd, playing in the European Championships and some players being left at home for various reasons.

With the success of the U20 side a few weeks ago, the decision to omit certain players from the tournament in Poland irked plenty of fans, who wanted to see this batch of players succeed.