Thursday 29 March 2018

Gareth Southgate tells Dele Alli he is not a shoo-in to start for England

• Tottenham playmaker faces a fight for his place at the World Cup
• Southgate says he will be spoilt for choice in attacking positions

Gareth Southgate has warned Dele Alli it will not be easy to win back his position in the England team because of the competition for places before the World Cup. The Tottenham player featured for only 22 minutes of the past two friendlies.

Southgate intends to select his preliminary squad on 14 May, the day after the Premier League season ends, and confirmed that he was nearing a final decision regarding the strikers and attacking midfielders. Alli is assured of a place, injuries permitting, but the manager has slightly modified his system in the past two games and the player did not get off the bench in the 1-1 draw against Italy on Tuesday.

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from Football | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2pQl275

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