Jamie Redknapp has praised England and Liverpool playmaker Adam Lallana.
Pundit Jamie Redknapp has told the Daily Mail that Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana was England’s ‘shining light’ against Scotland on Friday evening.
England coasted to a 3-0 win over rivals Scotland at Wembley Stadium on Friday night, as Daniel Sturridge, Lallana and Gary Cahill all stuck headers to give Gareth Southgate’s men a victory in their crucial World Cup qualifier.
England’s Adam Lallana celebrates scoring against Scotland
Southgate is now closing in on landing the job on a permanent basis having been in interim charge since Sam Allardyce’s departure in September.
A number of players impressed for England, but playmaker Lallana continued his fine start to the season by impressing against Scotland.
Lallana, 28, has racked up three goals and five assists in just 11 Premier League games this season, and has become a key player in Jurgen Klopp’s system at Anfield.
Liverpool’s Adam Lallana celebrates scoring
The playmaker had to wait until his 27th cap for his first England goal, a late winner in the 1-0 victory over Slovakia in September, but it’s now two goals in two caps for Lallana, whose development is now being shown for country as well as club.
After his performance against Scotland, pundit Jamie Redknapp told the Daily Mail that he felt Lallana was England’s ‘shining light’, and thinks the Three Lions can build their team around the Liverpool ace.
Redknapp added that he remembers Lallana from their time together at Southampton, and felt he was too nice back then, but now things he is developing a ‘nastiness’ to his game, and challenged him to become one of the best midfielders in Europe.
Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp
“I want Adam Lallana to become England’s go-to guy,” said Redknapp. “The challenge for him now is how good does he want to be? Does he want to be described as just a good player or one of the best midfielders in Europe?”
“I remember Lallana as a kid when I was at Southampton. He was a good young player but a bit too nice, and you could push him off the ball. Now he’s developing a nastiness — he is getting on the ball more and adding goals to his game for both club and country. He was England’s shining light on Friday night and one we can build the team around,” he added.
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