Crystal Palace fans have taken to Twitter to react after West Ham’s Declan Rice withdrew from the England squad due to illness.
What’s the story?
Firstly, you may be wondering why this involves Crystal Palace.
Well, the Selhurst Park faithful have taken an interest in this news as they feel Conor Gallagher should replace Rice in the England squad.
The 21-year-old is currently away with England’s Under-21 side, but the Crystal Palace fans believe he deserves the £62,000-a-week man’s spot.
Gareth Southgate was recently at Crystal Palace’s new state-of-the-art Academy, and has even name-dropped Gallagher in the media.
In that respect, he is clearly aware of the on-loan Chelsea man’s heroics.
Should Crystal Palace maestro Gallagher replace West Ham star Rice?
In our view, this is a no-brainer for Southgate.
In fact, if he called up anyone other than Gallagher, it would be a shock.
The Crystal Palace No.23 has scored four goals in ten Premier League appearances this season, while also recording two assists.
It’s not just the Premier League – Gallagher is also dominating across Europe.
The wonderkid is currently in the top ten best performers in Europe’s top five divisions, based on the last six games (WhoScored).
Make no mistake about it, on current form, he is among the best players on the planet.
Simply put, Southgate would be crazy not to call him up.
For now, let’s see what the Crystal Palace fans on Twitter have been saying about the situation…
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