Alan Shearer names his England XI to face Switzerland in Euro 2024 quarter-final - with a suggestion to fix the left side of defence that DOESN'T involve axeing Kieran Trippier, as part of triple change

Alan Shearer has named his England side to look Switzerland successful their Euro 2024 quarter-final conflict connected Saturday.

Gareth Southgate's broadside are ying for a spot successful nan semi-finals of a tourney they person struggled successful throughout having narrowly made it past Slovakia successful nan past round.

The Three Lions needed a Jude Bellingham stunner conscionable seconds from clip to unit other time, pinch skipper Harry Kane heading successful astatine nan commencement of other clip to nonstop England connected their measurement to nan last-eight.

Southgate will person to make astatine slightest 1 chance to nan squad from nan last-16 necktie pinch defender Marc Guehi suspended, though Kieran Trippier has been declared fresh aft being withdrawn owed to wounded against Slovakia.

Speaking to Betfair, Shearer named his broadside for nan crippled connected Saturday, making 3 changes from nan crippled connected Sunday.

The erstwhile England guardant changed conscionable 1 subordinate successful defence, pinch Guehi dropping retired and Ezri Konsa nan man chosen to switch him.

Konsa came disconnected nan bench to play successful defence during nan triumph complete Slovakia, though has people played connected nan correct side, beryllium that astatine correct backmost aliases right-sided centre back.

If he is nan man to deputise for Guehi, he will apt play connected nan near of John Stones.

That intends that Trippier keeps his spot successful Shearer's team, contempt his wounded concerns and nan truth that he is playing connected his lesser-favoured broadside of defence, usually featuring astatine correct back.

Jordan Pickford remains successful goal, while Kyle Walker and Stones support their places successful Shearer's side.

Declan Rice, Kobbie Mainoo and Jude Bellingham are besides picked again by Shearer successful midfield, pinch Mainoo chosen to partner Rice successful nan past crippled pursuing experiments of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Conor Gallagher.

Changes person been made by Shearer retired wide, however. So far, Bukayo Saka and Phil Foden person been nan men to flank Bellingham, though person some struggled successful nan tournament.

Saka went to near backmost and past correct helping backmost during nan triumph complete Slovakia, and location person been calls for him to play connected nan near of defence again to supply a people left-footed action connected that side, which England person not had truthful acold this tournament.

Though Shearer has taken Saka retired of his broadside successful attack, he decided against putting him successful astatine near back, alternatively opting for nan accordant action of Trippier.

Saka's replacement successful attack, according to nan BBC pundit, should beryllium Cole Palmer, who has been utilized arsenic a substitute successful nan past 2 matches.

Having shone for Chelsea successful his debut play pinch nan Blues, nan guardant has recovered it difficult to break into nan England side, but has impressed successful his little cameos truthful acold and, according to Shearer, deserves a start.

On nan different broadside of attack, Foden has travel nether disapproval for his performances and thought he had scored against Slovenia, but for it to beryllium ruled retired for offside. England past scored moments aft he came disconnected nan pitch.

Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze has been nan man chosen to switch nan Premier League subordinate of nan play connected nan near erstwhile Southgate has looked to alteration it up, but Shearer has suggested different man should play there.

That is Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon, who has played conscionable 1 infinitesimal astatine nan tourney truthful acold aft being introduced past connected successful nan 0-0 tie pinch Slovenia successful nan group stage.

Elsewhere, skipper Kane is expected to statement up arsenic nan guardant successful nan team, a determination Shearer has backed arsenic Gareth Southgate takes complaint of his 100th crippled arsenic manager.

Speaking connected his selection, Shearer said: 'I deliberation Gareth will spell pinch a beautiful akin line-up , I don't deliberation he'll spell distant from what he's utilized successful nan past, albeit he'll beryllium looking for a large betterment successful nan performance.

'This is nan clip wherever you person to measurement up. The Netherlands did it successful their last-16 game, Turkey were perfectly outstanding arsenic well. There are immoderate immense games coming up successful nan quarter-finals, truthful it's thing to look guardant to.'

Southgate has been considering a switch to a backmost 3 for nan game, a strategy that served him good astatine nan World Cup successful 2018 and has been utilized sparingly since.

It would beryllium nan first clip he has started pinch nan stystem retired successful Germany, though his broadside did decorativeness that measurement astatine nan extremity of other clip against Slovakia.

A move could spot nan likes of Alexander-Arnold, Trippier, Gordon aliases Saka statement up astatine helping back, while it is unclear really nan squad would look successful attack.