{"id":192833,"date":"2024-06-24T19:09:30","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T19:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/24\/england-to-make-a-change-in-midfield-and-replace-trent-alexander-arnold\/"},"modified":"2024-06-24T19:09:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T19:09:30","slug":"england-to-make-a-change-in-midfield-and-replace-trent-alexander-arnold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/24\/england-to-make-a-change-in-midfield-and-replace-trent-alexander-arnold\/","title":{"rendered":"England to \u2018make a change\u2019 in midfield and replace Trent Alexander-Arnold \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Conor Gallagher is in line to replace Trent Alexander-Arnold for England\u2019s clash with Slovenia on Tuesday, according to reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gareth Southgate\u2019s Three Lions will qualify for the last 16 of Euro 2024 as winners of Group C with a victory in Cologne, having accrued four points from their opening two matches.<\/p>\n<p>Though they currently sit top of the group, England\u2019s performances to this point have been torn to shreds by pundits and fans alike, with particular emphasis on Southgate\u2019s use of right-back Alexander-Arnold as a central midfielder.<\/p>\n<p>Following Thursday\u2019s 1-1 draw against Denmark, Southgate admitted this was an\u00a0\u2018experiment\u2019\u00a0which was designed to help fill the void left by Kalvin Phillips, who has tumbled out of the England setup since his successful Euro 2020 campaign.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Athletic<\/em>\u00a0report that Southgate will bite the bullet and take Alexander-Arnold out of the firing line for their final group stage match with Slovenia, and Gallagher, who has replaced the Liverpool star in both of England\u2019s\u00a0Euro 2024\u00a0games to this point, will be the playe to take his place.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/01j152t670kt4bzt90zb.jpg\" alt=\"Conor Gallagher\" title=\"Conor Gallagher\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Gallagher has come off the bench twice already at Euro 2024 \/ Stefan Matzke \u2013 sampics\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>There had been calls for either Manchester United\u2019s Kobbie Mainoo or Crystal Palace\u2019s Adam Wharton to start alongside Declan Rice in midfield instead, but Southgate appears to have opted against selecting either of the teenage duo in favour of a slightly more experienced option.<\/p>\n<p>Gallagher, who turned 24 in February, has already played 217 senior club matches as well as 15 games for\u00a0England\u00a0in his career, while he captained Chelsea 30 times during the 2023\/24 season.<\/p>\n<p>Southgate\u00a0has been noted for changing his starting XI at major tournaments during the third and final group stage match, with further amendments coming in the knockout stage of those campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, England have been boosted by the\u00a0return of Luke Shaw to full training, with all 26 players in the squad participating in Monday\u2019s session.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1256-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-881727\"  \/><\/figure>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conor Gallagher is in line to replace Trent Alexander-Arnold for England\u2019s clash with Slovenia on Tuesday, according to reports. 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