

As part of the ongoing coverage of the surprising news of Marcus Rashford's inclusion on the final list for England, former striker Alan Shearer gave his two cents on this decision. According to him, Danny Drinkwater was unfairly cut from the final squad, other players such as Jack Wilshere and Daniel Sturridge haven't really been performing at a high level to make the list. Shearer doesn't mind about Marcus Rashford's name on it, he even compared the young player to the time when Micheal Owen was a kid and called for England back in the 1998 World Cup.
Writing in his blog for Coral, Shearer said: "Once again I think we have gone for reputation rather than fitness and form. It's a big gamble from Roy to take two injury-prone players and another player who has been injured in Jordan Henderson. Jack Wilshere has not shown anything in the two friendlies he has played recently, while Daniel Sturridge has been injured for the last couple of weeks. Drinkwater has had a magnificent season for Leicester, would have been full of confidence after their title win, and I do not think he deserves to be left out. We have regretted taking players who weren't fully fit before, so I thought we would have learnt from previous mistakes."
About Rashford Shearer wrote: "I remember Michael Owen breaking onto the scene in 1998. Just like Owen did 18 years ago, he'll bring a great amount of energy to the camp. Some people are comparing Rashford's inclusion to that of Theo Walcott in 2006. I think it is different as Rashford is in form going into the tournament. I don't think he'll start the first game but he might be able to come on and make an impact. It just goes to show, if you're good enough, it does not matter about age."
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