As Gareth Southgate participated in practice on Thursday, England were missing one member of the team.
James Maddison leaving training early on Thursday will continue to raise some World Cup injury concerns for England manager Gareth Southgate. For their match against Iran on Monday, the Three Lions have intensified their training, although Maddison wasn’t in the 25-man squad.
Four days before the start of their Group B campaign, England is out in the 33°C heat at Al Wakrah. However, Maddison’s absence will worry fans after he claimed he was healthy following a scare with an injury in Leicester City’s victory at West Ham United last weekend.
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Henry Winter imagined the 25-year-old leaving the practice field and entering the locker room, a worrying image so close to the tournament opener. But according to reporters present during the training, England is “limiting his workload” in front of group-stage matches against Iran, the United States, and Wales.
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