Carefully’ about handing ticket for plane to Jonjo

like he is, he deserves to have a chance of getting on that plane.

“When we’re playing the likes of Tunisia and Panama, we’re going to have a lot of the ball.

“You need someone who can do something different.

“You need a Wilshere in the team, or a Shelvey, who can open up defences. You don’t want loads of workmanlike midfielders who don’t create and pass the ball.”

Shelvey scored his first league goal of the season against Leicester City as the Magpies won 2-1 to send themselves up to 10th in the Premier League table.

And while Shelvey doesn’t always deliver the assist, he is often the man who starts the attack.

“Jonjo brings something different to the table,” Cottee continued.

“I wouldn’t definitely have him in the squad, but if I was Gareth Southgate I’d be looking at him and thinking very carefully.

“Gareth has the style he wants for England which is based around possession and passing, but when you get teams like Tunisia and Panama, who will both pack the defence, it will just be a challenge to break them down,” he said. “At that point, you need something different. That could be a Jonjo Shelvey, it could be a Peter Crouch or an Andy Carroll (pictured), but something that gives something different.

“He’s probably the best English passer, in terms of passing it 40-50 yards.

“That’s not ball forward, passing.

“What you need to do with him is get some legs around him in the team, if he’s going to spread the ball around, but I think he would give the squad something different.” you smashing the that’s quality