Gareth Southgate has been waxing lyrical about Conor Coady in the media following England’s 3-0 win over Wales on Thursday evening.
The ex-Middlesbrough manager even went as far as saying that he wouldn’t have hesitated to give the ex-Liverpool man the captaincy from the first whistle.
The Independent quote the Three Lions boss as saying: ‘Conor made me feel good sat next to me yesterday. He’s got that real infectious personality. I know he doesn’t go up for set-plays for his club so I’m sure he’s enjoyed that moment.
‘He’ll go back now and Nuno will never hear the last of it.’
Southgate said that he handed Kieran Trippier the armband because he was the most-capped player in his XI against Wales, but he’s clearly very fond of Coady who has made an immediate impression on him.
However, the Wolves man did actually end the game with the armband on.
Let’s not forget the former Huddersfield player has just two caps to his name, and Southgate is already speaking so highly of him.
Coady put the ball beyond ex-Wolves keeper Wayne Hennessey to become the first representative of the Midlands-based club to score for England in over 30 years.
Opta state that Steve Bull was the last Wolves player to net for the Three Lions, grabbing his goal in June 1990.
The Wolves captain is definitely picking a fine moment to impress his national team manager.
The European Championships are on the horizon, and if Coady can break into Southgate’s squad for that tournament, it would represent some rise.
It was only in 2015 that Kenny Jackett picked him up from Huddersfield for just £2 million, as the BBC reported.
Who would’ve thought that Coady would captain the Old Gold in a European quarter-final, and also captain his country just five years on from that move to Molineux.
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