Trent’s got talent but World Cup is too soon
TReNT ALexANDeR-ARNOLD had an absolute stormer against Leroy Sane of Manchester City last week. He is, without doubt, one of the best young players in the country and has shown that potential all season. The calls for him to be rushed into england’s World Cup squad, however, are premature and unnecessary. One position in which Gareth Southgate is blessed right now is right back. The understudy in that role, Kieran Trippier, is so strong it has allowed the england manager to convert Kyle Walker to the right of his back three. Trippier is the best deliverer of a cross, or a dead ball, in the country right now. To accommodate him in this way, then, makes perfect sense. Why would Southgate need to fasttrack Alexander-Arnold, too? How many right backs do england need in Russia? Alexander-Arnold will play for england sooner rather than later. He will be a regular, or at least an option, for many years to come. Yet to rush him through for this summer would answer an imaginary panic. Right now, Trippier with Walker inside is england’s best option. Alexander-Arnold is 19 and he’s going to be great. Let him grow.