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Treble winner tells Gareth Southgate where to play Trent Alexander-Arnold
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Treble winner and former England forward Teddy Sheringham, thinks that Trent Alexander-Arnold should not be played in midfield this summer.
The Liverpool player’s technique has been demonstrated with his set-piece ability and long-range passing, and that has led to some experiments where he has been moved from the right side of defence into midfield.
Gareth Southgate approaches Euro 2024 with some questions over his starting line-up as he looks to fit a number of midfielders into an effective combination, while sweating on the fitness of Luke Shaw, and Sheringham advised against putting the wing-back into the middle.
“I think Southgate is in danger of shoehorning players into the wrong positions,” he told TG Casino . “I know Trent Alexander-Arnold can pick out a pass, but it’s not the be all and end all of playing in midfield. I wouldn’t play him there, personally.
“I think you’ve already got a right-back playing on the left, a new centre-half, so to have a right-back playing in midfield says that the midfielders aren’t good enough.
“I’d be very surprised if he did start the game against Serbia there – I’d prefer him at right-back and then finding himself in midfield like he does so well at Liverpool. There’s a big difference between starting there and finding your way there.
“Ben Chilwell will be very disappointed that he hasn’t made the 26-player squad – he is a natural left-back that does things that left-backs do.”
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