England midfielder Skelly was not called up for the games against Serbia and Albania in November and his starting position at Arsenal has been replaced by Calafiore. Recently, Manchester United star Keane talked about the 19-year-old English teenage...
England midfielder Skelly was not called up for the games against Serbia and Albania in November and his starting position at Arsenal has been replaced by Calafiore. Recently, Manchester United star Keane talked about the 19-year-old English teenager on ITV.
Keane said: "This is a very strong England team going into the World Cup and there are still a few positions up for grabs. I still think that Rashford and O'Reilly should be on the left, but a tacit understanding can be developed between the players. We saw some clues in the past few days and will continue to develop in the next few months."
"For England, Lewis Skelly is still a good player, provided he can regain his position at Arsenal. Starting. England has many options. O'Reilly plays for a Manchester City team coached by the great coach Pep Guardiola, so he has developed very good playing habits. Sometimes there is a natural fit between O'Reilly and Rashford."
Lewis Skelly has only played 87 minutes in the Premier League this season and has not started any top-flight games for Arsenal. With the teenager keen to break into England's World Cup squad, a number of unnamed Premier League clubs are monitoring his situation in preparation for the January transfer window.
Jamie O'Hara believes that Lewis Skelly can become the absolute main player in 18 of the 20 Premier League teams.
At the same time, England coach Thomas Tuchel also talked about Skelly's situation this month.
Tuchel said: "Skelly is a very good player who played for us in the World Cup qualifiers, as did Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Morgan Gibbs-White. But I have said before that competition and performance are key, and the goal will always be for those who continue to perform at a high level. Open. Skelly, Cheek and Gibbs are not as competitive as O'Reilly, Alex Scott and Bellingham. Skelly needs more starts and more playing time in that position, so he is slightly ahead of the national team call-up in this period."
