Arsenal's supersub Olivier Giroud has been told by the France coach Didier Deschamps that he will need to
play regular first team football if he wants to be chosen for the international squad at the World Cup in Russia this summer, and Giroud himself has admitted that he is desperate to go to what could be his large major tournament of his career.
Not exact matches
He wants to make sure that he is going to the Euro2016 with the Czech national side and his place may have been in doubt
if he wasn't
playing regular first team football.
The Three Lions coach has made it clear that Jack will only be considered for selection
if he is
playing regular first team football, and not only that but he must be
playing as a defensive midfielder — which Southgate considers to be his best position.
I think he needs to make sure that the
team he picks, both fringe players and
first team regulars alike, are sent out with the freedom to
play and enjoy their
football, without any fear that they will be blamed
if we go out of the competition.
Depending on how talks go, it could well be that the player decides it's best to move on
if he is to
play more
regular first -
team football.
But he might need a No 2 goalkeeper
if Claudio Bravo decides he wants more
regular first -
team football — although the Chilean did
play all of City's Carabao Cup and FA Cup games.
Shaw needs to bounce back into
regular game
if he wants to remain part of England's squad and the chance of
playing first -
team football at White Hart Lane could appeals to him.