Nathaniel Clyne has started on the bench for both of England’s Euro 2016 qualifiers (Picture: Getty)

Roy Hodgson’s tactical decisions have again been questioned by fans after they reacted angrily to the England manager’s decision to play Calum Chambers ahead of the newly-selected Nathaniel Clyne.

Clyne’s first call up to the senior England squad hasn’t quite gone as he would have liked, with the Southampton right-back restricted to bench for the Three Lions’ Euro 2016 qualifiers against San Marino and Estonia.

Arsenal’s Chambers has occupied the right-back slot in both of England’s games, despite having been called up to the senior squad from the under-21’s after Everton’s John Stones picked up an ankle injury.



It appears that Chambers was always ahead of Clyne in the pecking order, however, as Hodgson confirmed that some of the younger players in the senior squad will be still be used in important under-21 games, like the Euro 2015 play-off against Croatia that Chambers was originally selected for.


‘I am certain there will be players who will have made an appearance with us or will have certainly been with us and we are going to say: “Look, just because you have been with us for a while that doesn’t make you a 100 per cent bona fide senior that never plays anywhere else,”‘ he said.

‘It just makes you an England player and we are going to use you where we think best.

‘First they have got to get through that play-off.’

As far as some England fans are concerned though, Hodgson has picked Chambers over the in-form Clyne because he plays for Arsenal and not Southampton, and have taken to Twitter to accuse the 67-year-old of big-club bias.

What does @Nathaniel_Clyne have to do to get in the starting line-up?! Play for Arsenal, I suppose. #SaintsFC #WeMarchOn — Paul Hayter (@PaulMHayter) October 12, 2014

Still no place for @Nathaniel_Clyne who has been the most inform English RB in the league this season – Hodgson is a buffoon! — Ray Cronin (@Raycc89) October 12, 2014

what does @Nathaniel_Clyne have to do to start an @England game?! Chambers not even in the senior squad originally. — Rob Green (@RobGreen92) October 12, 2014

START NATHANIEL CLYNE, ROY. HE'S THE SOUTH COAST CAFU. — Hutchy (@BambiProclaimer) October 12, 2014

Swear to God if Clyne was an Arsenal player and Chambers was still with #saintsfc then Roy would pick the former #inaweofbigclubs — Duncan Holley (@DuncanHolley) October 12, 2014

What no @Nathaniel_Clyne Roy? Oh sorry he does not play for a "big club", he plays for Saints who are exactly where in the table? — Belinda (@bind59) October 12, 2014

Nathaniel Clyne should be playing at right back for England. Chambers hardly played for Southampton because of Clyne. — Kishan Patel (@kishan_patel01) October 12, 2014

Imagine thinking Callum Chambers is better than Nathaniel Clyne haha. — Sean (@SMac5000) October 12, 2014