{"id":3878,"date":"2018-05-16T14:08:48","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T13:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/?p=3878"},"modified":"2018-05-16T18:12:21","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T17:12:21","slug":"gareth-southgate-names-world-cup-squad-joy-and-heartbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/news-events\/gareth-southgate-names-world-cup-squad-joy-and-heartbreak\/","title":{"rendered":"Gareth Southgate names World Cup squad &#8211; big names miss out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>England have named their squad for the World Cup finals and the Bookmakers still think they have a real chance of success in Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Lallana, Jack Wilshere, Jonjo Shelvey, Ryan Bertrand, Chris Smalling and Joe Hart have all been omitted from the 23-man party announced by Gareth Southgate.<\/p>\n<p>And the Bookmakers were caught off guard, with a number of odds-on fancies not making the final selection, particularly Wilshere and Bertrand.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The England squad has been confirmed and nobody will be more disappointed than Jack Wilshere and Ryan Bertrand &#8211; the pair have 50 caps between them and are coming off good Premier League campaigns, but that was not enough,&#8221; revealed OddsMonkey spokesman Peter Watton.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This time last week they were both 4\/11 &#8211; 75% probability, they were both firmly on the plane in the eyes of the Bookmakers &#8211; but unfortunately for them, not with Southgate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Adam Lallana is another who was odds-on recently, but injuries have perhaps done for his chances.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Amongst the biggest shocks, based on the odds, were Trent Alexander-Arnold, Danny Welbeck and Nick Pope.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The biggest surprises were Alexander-Arnold and Pope &#8211; not many had those two in, same goes for Welbeck &#8211; but clearly Southgate wanted a fourth striker.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/England-Squad-List.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/England-Squad-List.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/England-Squad-List-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/England-Squad-List-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/England-Squad-List-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/England-Squad-List-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/England-Squad-List-165x165.png 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pressreleasebanner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"865\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pressreleasebanner.jpg 865w, https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pressreleasebanner-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pressreleasebanner-768x306.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England have named their squad for the World Cup finals and the Bookmakers still think they have a real chance of success in Russia. 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