{"id":164111,"date":"2024-03-21T14:30:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T14:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/21\/kobbie-mainoo-sets-euro-2024-goal-after-breaking-into-england-squad\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T14:30:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T14:30:55","slug":"kobbie-mainoo-sets-euro-2024-goal-after-breaking-into-england-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/21\/kobbie-mainoo-sets-euro-2024-goal-after-breaking-into-england-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"Kobbie Mainoo sets Euro 2024 goal after breaking into England squad \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Kobbie Mainoo has set himself the goal of earning a spot in the England squad for this summer\u2019s European Championships.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Manchester United midfielder initially missed out on a spot in Gareth Southgate\u2019s senior squad for the March international break and was instead lined up for his Under-21 debut, but was later drafted into the team.<\/p>\n<p>Now enjoying his first taste of England action, Mainoo admitted he is focused on retaining his spot ahead of Euro 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s the end goal for the season, to get into that squad,\u201d he confessed. \u201cObviously I\u2019ve got to focus on club football in the meantime, and hopefully that\u2019ll figure itself out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was shocked and happy with the call-up and it\u2019s been a whirlwind of emotions, I guess. It\u2019s been good. I mean, I feel welcome. The lads and the staff have all been great and welcoming. I trained my first proper session today and I enjoyed it. It was a good session.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/01hsg4y3ntw67mj2rj5d.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Kobbie Mainoo\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Mainoo has impressed for Man Utd \/ Alex Livesey\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>While Mainoo tried to avoid getting caught up in supporters\u2019 pleas for him to be included in this latest England squad, the 18-year-old admitted representing the Three Lions has been on his mind recently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, as a kid you always dream of playing for England,\u201d he said. \u201cBut at the time I was just taking it game by game. I always hoped and dreamed that this would come, and it finally has.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs of recent, the games have been coming so fast at\u00a0United\u00a0I\u2019ve not really had the time to think about it. I have not really thought about it too much. Obviously I knew the international break was coming up, so thought about it a bit but, still, we had so many big games that I couldn\u2019t really take my eye off the ball. But now I\u2019m here, obviously I am taking it all in and it\u2019s been amazing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, obviously I\u2019m proud of my Ghanaian heritage, but playing for England is also an amazing opportunity for me. I\u2019m just enjoying the experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kobbie Mainoo has set himself the goal of earning a spot in the England squad for this summer\u2019s European Championships. 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