Live broadcast on August 4th News in an interview, England coach Southgate was asked about Jordan Henderson. He said that he would not exclude anyone according to the league played by the players.
Southgate said like this: “I talked to Henderson, we know his ability, we know what it means to play for England. Why should any player be excluded according to where the player plays? It would be foolish for us to do so. We need to look at their performance and their physical condition.”
“Before we really saw the match, we actually didn’t know the level of that league. They have a lot of big players. Maybe those players are not at the peak of their career, but they are not out-of-date players. It will be fascinating to see how the whole project will develop in the next few years.”
“But Henderson faces the same challenge as usual. He knows which players he will face if he wants to get a place in England.”
(Ma Dongyu)
