the Premier League<\/a>. We’ve been playing some really good football but if we don’t do the dirty work, the running and the graft then opposing teams will take advantage.<\/span><\/p>\nO: How do you see Man Utd’s Europa League tie with Barcelona panning out?<\/b><\/p>\n
WB: <\/b>The Europa is a good cup to win and I’m buzzing we’re playing Barcelona because it will show us where we’re really at. It’s going to be tight, I don’t see it being particularly high scoring. We could’ve been given\u00a0 an easier draw of course but once the game comes around everyone will be well up for it. We haven’t played them for a while and yes you’d think historically that’s a Champions League fixture but it doesn’t matter because it’s two big clubs clashing again and that’s what people want to see.<\/span><\/p>\nO: How far can Arsenal push Man City in the Premier League this season?<\/b><\/p>\n
WB: <\/b>The confidence is very high with Arsenal right now but they know Man City won’t be going anywhere despite being beaten at home by Brentford recently. Arsenal are defending well and getting goals from everywhere rather than just relying on Jesus and Martinelli. Everyone’s chipping in. The squad is happy and everyone’s working for each other really well. I think Arteta will be a bit gutted that the World Cup is happening now because they’re on a good run right now but he’ll be focused on getting them back and ready to go again.<\/span><\/p>\nO: What are your thoughts on Jadon Sancho being left out of the England WC squad by Gareth Southgate?<\/b><\/p>\n
WB: <\/b>It’s hard on him but Southgate has left him out before so perhaps it wasn’t a massive surprise. Jadon needs to be playing week in week out and the manager has gone with players that are doing that. We have a lot of similar players to Sancho in those wide areas but he’ll be devastated I’m sure. The fact he’s not playing regularly won’t have helped and I know people will say ‘neither has Harry Maguire’ but that’s different because we haven’t got anyone else in that position. In the back end of last season Sancho was one of our better players but this season hasn’t really panned out how he’d have wanted it to.<\/span><\/p>\nO: Has Southgate made the right call picking Callum Wilson over Ivan Toney?<\/b><\/p>\n
It’s a tough one. Personally I love them both but Callum Wilson, you’ve got to respect the way he’s come back from injuries and is still scoring. I think he brings something different to the team. He’s different to Harry Kane and Rashford. He’s got great physical strength and he holds the ball up well and can get on the end of balls into the box. Toney’s been unlucky but Harry Kane is the main man. Conte’s been saying he’s tired but I don’t think he’ll be feeling tired now, it’s after the World Cup that the fatigue might kick in.<\/span><\/p>\nO: Thoughts on Trent Alexander-Arnold being selected for the World Cup?<\/b><\/p>\n
WB: <\/b>I like Trent but sometimes he switches off. I think he’s a type of player that we’ve not really seen before in that position but his concentration levels aren’t the best and that has sometimes got him into trouble. If we play five at the back, I think that’s perfect for him. But talent wise and in terms of what he can produce going forwards, it’s a no brainer and you’ve got to take him. He probably wouldn’t have gone if Reece James hadn’t got injured but he’ll want to show everyone he deserves his place and I’m sure he will.<\/span><\/p>\nO: England’s biggest strengths and weaknesses?<\/b><\/p>\n
WB: <\/b>We’ve had slow starts at previous tournaments so it’s vital we start well this time because we had some poor results at the back end of the Nations League. We’ve got some great talent in this squad and Southgate needs to get the confidence flowing as quickly as possible. Reaching the final at the Euros will have given them so much experience that their confidence will still feed off that. It’s tough if you haven’t been in that situation before but now that they have, they’ll have a better mentality when they’re in those high pressure games. So for me that’s a big boost but we have to start well against Iran.<\/span><\/p>\nO: How far will England go in Qatar?<\/b><\/p>\n
WB: <\/b>If we got to the quarters or semi finals I’d be very happy. If we win it I’ll go crazy but I do think it’s going to be very difficult with the quality some of the other teams possess. I wish we could go one step further than the Euros but it’s all about how the players perform on the day.<\/span><\/p>\nO: What nations are the biggest threat to England?<\/b><\/p>\n
WB: <\/b>Argentina and Brazil for me. I would say Belgium too but they never seem to do much despite the squad they have. I would normally say France too, but this time I’m sticking with those two South American teams – Argentina and Brazil.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Exclusive Wes Brown interview: Ronaldo Shouldn’t have done interview; Ten Hag won’t be fazed by criticism; Agrees United have stagnated since Fergie Manchester United hero Wes Brown has opened up to Fair Betting Sites about the impact that Cristiano Ronaldo’s bombshell interview with Piers Morgan could have on his former club. Ronaldo slammed United boss … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":3476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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