Quote Originally Posted by surge View Post
France have called up Sissoko ahead of Ndombele despite former having 25 appearances for Spurs this year and latter having 33.

Spain have called up more Brighton players than Real Madrid players (Ramos is dropped) despite latter making it to the Champions League semi-final.

Each team has identified a plan and the players best able to execute that plan over a very short, very intense period. It's not necessarily the 26 best players in the country and this year more than ever (due to disrupted football calendar) several teams are looking favourably at players with experience in the system.
What I don't get with this and also the Vaulks omission is that, whilst you certainly need the 1st choice to be the right players to play in your system, you will also need to switch things up both in game and definitely throughout the tournament. Having players that can make an impact from the bench, either by fresh legs or a tactical switch could make all the difference yet we are seemingly going like for like.

It was not so long ago that Kieffer Moore was nowhere near the Wales squad but the system was tweaked and he was brought into the team....