{"id":289391,"date":"2023-09-10T22:20:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T22:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=289391"},"modified":"2023-09-10T22:20:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T22:20:44","slug":"england-keeping-close-eye-on-newcastle-talent-whos-a-by-good-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/england-keeping-close-eye-on-newcastle-talent-whos-a-by-good-player\/","title":{"rendered":"England keeping close eye on Newcastle talent who’s a ‘b****y good player’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Gareth Southgate has admitted England are looking at Newcastle\u2019s highly-rated midfielder Elliot Anderson. <\/p>\n

    The Magpies man was born in England but has featured for Scotland at youth level. Anderson, 20, pulled out of Scotland\u2019s squad for this international break citing an injury and he is still yet to earn a senior cap. <\/p>\n

    He switched his allegiances to England in 2021 when he featured for the U19s having previously played for Scotland\u2019s youth sides. But he switched back to the Tartan Army last year when he played for their U21s and his senior future remains in doubt. <\/p>\n

    Southgate said: "We liked him and we do like him. We think he\u2019s a player that\u2019s doing really well.<\/p>\n

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    "Obviously, he was called into their squad earlier in the week and I don\u2019t know what the position is at the moment. I saw he\u2019s pulled out. He\u2019s definitely a player we like."<\/p>\n

    But there will be no chance of England trying to entice Evan Ferguson to play for the Three Lions. The Ireland striker has played six senior games for his country and despite confusion over his eligibility given he\u2019s played three competitive games. <\/p>\n

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    But it is understood that he cannot switch now and the Irish-born striker has never had any intention of playing for England.<\/p>\n

    Southgate said: "I think he\u2019s played too many games at senior level, I think he\u2019s got eight [six] caps now. <\/p>\n

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    "I\u2019m not exactly sure on whether he definitely can\u2019t, but I think he\u2019s made it very clear he feels he was born in Ireland and he\u2019s represented them. <\/p>\n

    "I think he\u2019s a bloody good player. We have to respect him, I don\u2019t think he\u2019s given any inkling that would be any different."<\/p>\n