Jarrad Branthwaite: Why is he overlooked for England?

If you had taken note of some of the responses to your recent article...

'Everton braced for Branthwaite bids as Champions League clubs circle' in which you wrote..

'However, Branthwaite could consider his options amid the prospect of Champions League football, having been overlooked for Thomas Tuchel's first two England squads.'

You might have read thst Jarrad is injured... as confirmed by Paul and John.

Jarrad's undoubted talent will come to the fore.

Yes, his hamstring injury was badly timed given the other absentees in the squad, but he's been overlooked for some time.

I wanted to have a little dig into what might be the reason why. Sadly, I don't think he would have been a cert for this squad regardless.

Injured for this one.

The lad is injured. He is in the 100th percentile for centre backs on the treatment table right-now. Please stop this nonsense before the site becomes a joke.

I just hope he doesn't move. His ability will shine and Tuchel won't be around for long.

Ray Wilson and Alan Ball were executions, and Jordan Pickford is now.

But even Bob Latchford didn't get much of a look-in, Joe Royle neither. Colin Harvey had just one appearance and Howard Kendall never appeared for the senior team.

Given my indifference to England, it doesn't bother me too much, but the player is good enough to represent his country by a mile.

Everton is a kiss of death for your English career, apparently.

Mustn't have been good enough to get any more, as he only got 18 goals.

Labone and Baines both got a decent number of caps. Both were up against very stiff competition in their positions but you could certainly argue that they both deserved more.

I think that young Jarrad will be an England regular for many many years. I just hope that he can achieve the success that he deserves in an Everton shirt.

England games were a lot fewer and further between than they are now.

I have my doubts that he can sort out defences.

How goal legend Dixie Dean was snubbed by England for most of his career

If Tuchel thinks Henderson will help him win the World Cup, he'll be in the squad. Am sure if he felt Alan Shearer could score hat-tricks every game he'd pick him too - OK, that's an exaggeration.

One of the worst of the lot when there is no context.

If you only ever pass the ball 5-10 yards to someone else who then does something useful with it you could have amazing accuracy stats.

However if, like Jarrad, you’re actually expected to be quite creative and expansive whilst playing for a team that often has low possession stats, then your accuracy is very much more likely to be somewhat compromised.

God save us from badly used stats!

Everton players, playing for England, are under massive pressure from the media. Jordan Pickford is a perfect example. They’ll never forgive him for keeping out Ramsdale,Butland, Trafford, Pope etc…

I think he's a good defender and a few seasons ago I compared him to John Terry. But to be honest he's more John Stones.

Being critical, he does generally in every game make a simple passing mistake giving up the ball far to cheaply. As last man, you just can't do that. He's not alone as Tarks and O'Brien have done likewise.
They try to rush a pass that's never on.
Partly due to the lack of options and movement from midfield.

Like Stones, he's not got the tough ruthless streak and does get pushed off the ball at times like he's off balance trying to do to much with the ball.

Although he's got a bit of pace, he's not particularly quick over the first 6 yards so I can understand at international level it gets highlighted more.

He can definitely improve the first two areas but also our tactics and our way of playing doesn't fit the England tactics whereas a City, Chelsea, L'pool team does in having more controlled possession.

That's the worry, he wants to play for a club that plays a similar 'possibly better' style suited to the modern game.

As for Dixe Dean, I think WW2 may have proved a major blockage of international fixtures too. Don't forget, England didn't partake in the first few World Cup tournaments so even fewer games until we entered and qualified for the 1950 edition.

The current England squad contains 7 players who are still eligible to play in the Under 21s European Championships this summer; James Trafford, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Levi Colwill, Morgan Rogers, Jude Bellingham, Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke. Decent crop of young players right now.

Funny he never singled Harry Kane out saying the race is on for the striker job, or Jude Bellingham or any other area of the pitch.

If one player has been consistent for England, it is Pickford, he is the last player he should be warning.

s CCC and they have been destroyed because of having to release players for the national side. Just sayin like

We're caught between a rock and a hard place with Jarrad on this. If he keeps getting overlooked, then talk will be he needs to be playing for a CL side etc. Head turned. If he does get picked, then other players in the squad will get into his ear about joining their side. Head turned.

Personally I think this forthcoming 25/26 season will be his last as an Everton player - unless either his form goes off a cliff, or something extraordinary happens for us (and that never happens, right?)

As for Dixie's England appearances, didn't he play in a few exhibition games for them? Not sure if they count as caps but they took his goal tally to the 100 mark in the one season.