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Alan Shearer tells Gareth Southgate to drop Trent Alexander-Arnold and replace him with one man
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Alan Shearer believes Trent Alexander-Arnold should be dropped in favour of Eberechi Eze or Anthony Gordon.
Alexander-Arnold had some time in midfield for England against Serbia, but with Phil Foden struggling, and question marks on how to integrate Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice most effectively, former England striker Shearer was concerned.
With the right-footed Kieran Trippier playing on the left, Shearer told Betfair that the pack should be shuffled to give the players a more natural fit.
He said: “I wouldn't call it a big concern, but the more pressing thing is what happened to Trent in midfield, I thought he did alright without being spectacular. Is Phil Foden going to continue to play on the left hand side?
“I don't think having a right-footed left back in Trippier helps Foden, because every time you're getting the ball, you are receiving it on the inside. Those are the things I'd be looking at.
“The two talking points are who plays alongside Rice and who plays on that left side. [Bukayo] Saka on the right in the first half was unplayable, he tied the two left-sided players inside out, in the second half he didn't really have a kick because they came out and did much better.
“I would play Bellingham alongside Rice and Foden as the 10, which is where he wants to play. I don't think that would be a problem at all, you're playing Bellingham with Rice so you free up that left side for someone who can run in behind, whether that would be Eze or Gordon. That's what I would have done and that's what I'd do against Denmark.”
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