Shaw
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England
defender
Luke
Shaw
says
he
has
recovered
from
a
hamstring
injury
and
is
ready
to
play
a
full
90
minutes
at
Euro
2024
ahead
of
a
semi-final
clash
against
the
Netherlands
on
Wednesday.
Shaw,
the
only
natural
left-back
in
Gareth
Southgate’s
squad,
missed
England’s
first
four
matches
of
the
tournament.
He
did
come
on
as
a
substitute
in
the
quarter-final
victory
over
Switzerland
and
is
eager
to
play
a
bigger
role.
Southgate
had
hoped
to
have
Shaw
back
during
the
group
stage
but
his
recovery
took
longer
than
expected.
Kieran
Trippier
filled
in
at
left-back
in
Shaw’s
absence.
“Of
course,
I
think
I
am
[fit
and
ready
to
play
90
minutes],”
Shaw
said.
“That
is
down
to
Gareth’s
decision.
I
feel
fit
and
ready
to
go.”
Shaw’s
appearance
against
Switzerland
marked
his
first
competitive
match
since
his
injury
in
February.
Southgate
had
initially
hoped
to
have
Shaw
back
during
the
group
stage,
but
his
recovery
took
longer
than
expected,
requiring
Kieran
Trippier
to
fill
in
on
the
left
side
of
defence.
“The
last
four
months
have
been
really
tough,”
Shaw
said.
“At
the
start,
I
was
expected
to
come
back
a
lot
sooner,
but
I
went
through
a
lot
of
setbacks.
It
was
really
nice
to
get
on
the
other
night
and
get
some
minutes
–
I’ve
been
itching.”
Despite
Shaw’s
absence,
England
reached
the
semi-finals,
though
they
haven’t
always
impressed,
drawing
their
final
two
group
matches
and
trailing
in
both
knockout
games
so
far.