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That's a pile of legal nonsense, you know damn well that a club can withdraw players almost at will.
Fergie was a master at it, but just look at all of our top 4 contenders.
Dier and Ali should never, ever have been in the squad, and for Southgate to invite them and rely on them so heavily against a 3rd tier team just shows what a piss poor manager he is.
His squad management is so horribly bad he managed to burn Kane even before the WC knockouts with a combination of stupid friendlies and a lot of vanity (Kane should have never made it back to the pitch at the 2nd half vs Panama at 5-0). Then against Sweden he could barely run but completed 90+ minutes in a game that saw us 2-0 up at 60 minutes.
To trust that dimwit to preserve our players is suicide and the club must start acting at our own best interest.
I agree on his squad management. But what I've put is the reality; the club have to provide clear concise medical explainations for a withdrawal, with supporting evidence - if the England physio's disagree, the player still has to attend camp and be seen by their own people.....
Can't speak for how Fergie got away with it.