Phil Jagielka has suggested Trent Alexander-Arnold should be part of Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the impending World Cup in Qatar after claiming the Liverpool star offers “something special”.
The Three Lions manager selected the 23-year-old for the two clashes with Italy and Germany recently, but he did not play a minute.
There has been much debate surrounding Alexander-Arnold’s position with the national team at the moment, with the likes of Kyle Walker, Kieran Trippier and Reece James all favored over the Liverpool Academy graduate – former Everton defender Jagielka. , has now intervened in the situation.
“For me, he brings something that maybe nobody else, not only in his position but in the team, brings,” he told Sky Sports (via The Kop Times).
“I think in a tournament there are times when you are going to win games easily and times when you are going to be struggling to create things, he [Trent] It gives you that special something.”
Alexander-Arnold may not be top of the list when it comes to his defensive ability, but there is no doubt that the scouser is one of England’s most creative players.
The way he has reinvented the full-back position in recent seasons for Liverpool is remarkable and when he is on the pitch you know he is going to create chances for the attackers in front of him.
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Journalists have criticized Southgate for his treatment of our No. 66 recently, and rightly so.
The England boss was recently asked about Liverpool’s right-back, but after briefly praising Alexander-Arnold, he quickly went ahead and started discussing his other right-back options – it seems the 52-year-old isn’t the oldest. fan of the Star of the Reds.
He has admitted that he thinks Trippier’s full game is ‘ahead’ of Trents, something TalksPORT pundit Gabriel Agbonlahor mocked, before shockingly stating that he thinks James and Walker are better than Alexander-Arnold.
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We’re not denying that the Liverpool-born defender’s start to the season hasn’t been very good, but poor form doesn’t make him a bad player.
We understand that rotation between teams is vital and that all players have their own strengths and weaknesses, but when a generational talent like Alexander-Arnold is not selected, of course it is going to surprise some.
If Southgate feels he can’t select Trent because of his club’s performances, then that’s absolutely understandable, but starting with the likes of Harry Maguire, who has also been fighting for his respective club so far, is quite disconcerting.
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