Because of the dubious selections of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson, Paul Merson worries that James Ward-Prowse and his England career may be over.
With West Ham, James Ward-Prowse has had an outstanding start to the year. However, England manager Gareth Southgate has decided not to select him for the national team.
In a contentious decision, Gareth Southgate omitted the 28-year-old from his team for this month’s matches against Scotland and Ukraine.
With one goal and three assists, the former Southampton midfielder has had a stellar start to the season.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, who is a right-back by trade, was chosen to start in midfield instead of Ward-Prowse.
Furthermore, he rarely uses the Liverpool player in his natural right-back position. The manager says he is “very happy with him” and prefers to use him in midfield.
Henderson, despite moving to the Saudi League, is still a member of England’s team. Fans of England are up in arms about this and are questioning his pick. This is because many think the Saudi League falls well short of Premier League standards.
Merson thinks that the West Ham player has little chance of starting for England before Henderson because of this.
According to Merson on SkySports, Ward-Prowse would have believed he would never play again for England.
