Jamie Carragher believes Gareth Southgate is true to play Trent Alexander-Arnold in central midfield however fears the Liverpool star may face issues ought to England face Germany within the knockout phases.
Having impressed centrally in England’s warm-up video games, Alexander-Arnold seems to be set to be given the nod alongside Declan Rice for England’s Euro 2024 opener towards Serbia in Gelsenkirchen this night.
Whereas his artistic means on the ball is nicely documented, many have voiced considerations that the 25-year-old could get discovered on defensively in the midst of the park.
Roy Keane urged he may get ‘ripped to shreds’ towards ‘prime groups’, whereas former England captain Wayne Rooney declared he wouldn’t have Alexander-Arnold ‘anyplace close to the center of the pitch’.
Talking forward of Sunday night’s conflict, Southgate defended the choice and Carragher has backed up the England boss, insisting Alexander-Arnold has the standard and expertise to thrive within the position.
‘I feel Trent is that type of participant that you must discover a place for him on this crew,’ he advised Sky Sports activities. ‘If somebody has that a lot high quality you may’t have him sitting on the bench when England have that gap in midfield.
‘Individuals say that Trent isn’t a midfield participant however he’s 50 per cent a midfield participant. He performs there when Liverpool have the ball and we all know a whole lot of groups try this now the place the full-back goes into midfield.
‘Worldwide soccer is sort of a totally totally different sport to Premier League soccer. The sport is a lot slower, and I feel that helps Trent.
‘I don’t agree with the opposite guys round his defensive capabilities. I’ve been a critic of him when it comes to his one versus one defending however whenever you play in midfield you don’t get that. You will have our bodies round you and only a few gamers run at you within the centre of the pitch.’
Carragher, although, did partially echo the fears of fellow Sky Sports activities pundit Keane and worries that it might be an excessive amount of of a threat to begin Alexander-Arnold in the midst of the park within the latter phases of the match.
Particularly, the previous Liverpool defender highlighted the specter of Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala who delivered an excellent show on opening night time to assist Germany to a thumping 5-1 win over Scotland.
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Ought to England slip up and end second in Group C they might seemingly face Germany within the spherical of 16, with Carragher fearful that Musiala’s direct type may torment Alexander-Arnold.
‘The one one I can consider on this match who actually does that [dribbles centrally] is Musiala who’s an actual famous person,’ he added.
‘You may need an issue if Trent is enjoying in midfield towards Germany and Musiala is working at him as a result of he does have issues defensively in that space.’
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