Thus, one of the most asked questions before the tournament about the England team: “Who will play alongside Rice in midfield?” was answered by coach Gareth Southgate when the 53-year-old strategist gave Alexander-Arnold the opportunity to start in the victory over Serbia.
Despite having to play in the left-field position, the 25-year-old midfielder still had a performance that was rated as good after 69 minutes of play before being replaced by Conor Gallagher.
However, the debate about the Three Lions midfield is still taking place heatedly across social networking platforms. Recently during a conversation on ITV Sport, Arsenal legend Wright continued to bring up this issue.
Accordingly, the 60-year-old former striker shared frankly about Alexander-Arnold’s shortcomings in the previous match.
“I saw at many times, especially in the first half, Alexander-Arnold pushed too highthat makes him “step on the feet” of Phil Foden and Jude Bellingham. I think he should play deep, participate in coordinating the ball instead of moving forward like that.”Wright said. “We can see how dangerous Alexander-Arnold is when he has the ball in a comfortable position. He should play like Adam Wharton, who I think is suitable for England right now.”
Following Wright’s words, Manchester United legend Roy Keane, who also participated in the conversation, affirmed that Alexander-Arnold needs more time to get used to his new position.
“We should be calm with him right now. I think Alexander-Arnold played well in the previous match.”Keane said. “He had a few bad tackles, but previously I needed about 25 games for the national team to get used to the tactics, so I think Alexander-Arnold needs to be trusted.”
After the victory against Serbia, tomorrow night, England will continue their EURO 2024 journey with a match against Denmark.
Nguyen Viet Tung | 10:11 June 19, 2024
