Attack
Patrick Bamford (Chelsea – on loan at Middlesbrough)
Bamford was one of three strikers dropped from the provisional squad despite a season in which he scored 19 goals for Middlesbrough and was voted Championship Player of the Year. He simply knows where the net is, and none of England’s other forwards found it all tournament.
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
The Spurs hero would still be the first name on the team sheet after his 31-goal season. He was starved of quality service which would surely have been provided had he been playing ahead of the ultra-creative midfield that we have selected.
No Ings, no Chalobah and a host of more experienced international talent. Here is fanatix’s team in full:
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