I'm not talking about the bookmakers, I'm referencing my own opinion.
This is a dated argument, England used to prirotise runners in their team particularly in midfield - look at the players England are producing from grass roots, focused on technical ability and being calm under pressure and if you need proof look at the U21 team further down - it's an absolute sea change from when we used to churn out teams say 20 years ago.
I agree with you that certain players shouldn't be picked but that's a manager problem, not a player problem, for all the Henderson's and Gallagher's you forget players like Eze, Mainoo and you can go even further down, Alex Scott, Archie Gray, Cole Palmer, Rico Lewis, Dewsbury hall, Angel Gomes, Alfie Devine etc...technical ability is now being prioritised over just pure athletes.
TBH these sort of players were being produced in the past, it's just that we were so far behind what the rest of the world were doing in terms of development that most of them couldn't break through because they were seen as too small and they'd get eaten up in the Prem...that's when we prioritised physicality over technical ability, only the exceptional players like Scholes, Carrick, Joe Cole broke through but they were forced to play in wide positions or not be picked consistently, we are so far away from those days.
I dunno England aren't as far away as you make them out to be, a spot kick away from winning the Euro's, a QF exit at the hands of France because of a missed pen, but that's on the manager, a better coach gets far more out of these players and a better coach utilises each player's strength to their maximum capabilities, Southgate just cannot do that.