- Chelsea midfielder Danny Drinkwater faces a possible ban from England World Cup squad
- The midfielder snubbed a late call-up from boss Gareth Southgate
- The snub angered Southgate
England manager Gareth Southgate is set to axe Chelsea midfielder Danny Drinkwater from his World Cup plans after the later snubbed England late call-up.
The Chelsea midfielder declined boss Southgate’s request to join his injury-hit squad for friendly against Germany on Friday, November 10, and another friendly tie with Brazil on Tuesday, November .
Southgate set to ban Drinkwater from World Cup following call-up snub
Drinkwater, 27, who has featured just four times for the Blues since recovering from a calf injury, is now unlikely to be selected for March’s two friendlies.
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Southgate said: “He’s only played 70 minutes for Chelsea in terms of starting and he felt he wasn’t ready yet to play this level.
“We had a bit of this conversation last week in that the physical demands at this level are incredibly high now.
Danny Drinkwater rejected the chance to join the England squad this week (photo: PA: EMPICS SPORT)
“If Danny didn’t feel he was ready for that, I can understand given the minutes he’s had.”
Privately, though, Southgate is disappointed with his decision.
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Asked whether Drinkwater will be selected in March, Southgate said: “I’ve no idea. We might have other players back by then.”
Tammy Abraham and Ruben Loftus-Cheek are set to make their Three Lions debuts at Wembley tonight, with Eric Dier captaining for the first time.
But Southgate revealed he will only select Jack Wilshere again if he starts playing for Arsenal in a deeper midfield role.
He said: “I don’t think Jack is a No 10. I hope we are in a position in March where we can pick him.”
NAIJ.com reported earlier that the Super Eagles of Nigeria have arrived Algeria for their final World Cup qualifier against the Desert Warriors.
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