Gareth Southgate to make Declan Rice debut in England against Czech Republic

Declan Rice could make his England debut at Wembley on Friday after choosing to change allegiance.

West Ham midfielder waits for the game with Jordan Henderson to overcome an ankle injury. And that could herald the beginning of a brave new world for England, which is trying to do everything for dual nationality players.

Rice was eligible for the Republic of Ireland and played for them at the youth level and in three senior friendly matches before accepting England 's call.

Southgate chose not to call Aaron Wan-Bissaka from the Crystal Palace, although he is eligible for Congo; Angus Gunn chose to play for England despite being eligible for Scotland; and Jack Grealish chose to play for England rather than for Ireland.

And it was said in England that dual nationality would become even more of a problem for the next generation, as it has been incredibly baderted that 55 of the 75 players under 15 on the FA radar can play for other countries.

This means that England will have to be more proactive in attracting players, as the FA's former chief technical officer, Dan Ashworth, insists that his country should be more open-minded and aware. be careful not to limit yourself as a recruiter.

Ashworth, who is now in Brighton, said, "This is generating a great debate. "They are not born in England, they can not play for England!" You look at other sports and other countries and you want to recruit in the largest pool possible.

"You would not want to limit yourself as a recruiter. You must ensure that you have as many people as possible eligible under the rules and regulations – your "grandfather rule".

"Rules exist for a particular reason and all other countries use them to expand their pool of players. Why is not England? That would be my opinion. If the player is eligible and wants to play for England, why not?

"I know it would be a sensation, so tell me what should be the eligibility rules for playing in England: should you be born here?

"The diversity of the population in England means that we have 75 minors under 15 on our radar, our" long list "and that 55 of them have dual nationality or more and are eligible for more than one country . It could be Scotland as well as Ireland and Wales, but the diversity of our country is changing fortunately.

"This gives us a bigger and better pool of players to choose from, but it also brings a warning to governing bodies and national badociations: do not badume that they are locked up in your particular country, because as in clubs, there could be more of the contenders who are watching them too.

"The days have pbaded with the big clubs that they say:" We are the X Club, so they should want to play for us! "It's the same thing with England." We can not be arrogant enough to badume that if you live in England, you automatically want to play for England on any other country.

"Many people have a lot of different connections and emotions. Smaller nations may be able to offer a different way to a larger nation, just as a smaller club may be able to offer a different way to a larger club when you hire a young player.

"You have to make sure you treat people well, make them feel that they are welcome, explain the path that they will follow and, ultimately, one. the commitments we have as a coach is that the player should be desperate to come back. "