England national team go face Uruguay for international friendly match dis Friday night for Wembley Stadium. Di game dey schedule for 19:45 GMT and go show live for ITV. Di match na part of preparation for both teams ahead of di upcoming World Cup tournament.
England manager Thomas Tuchel say im go use di opportunity to assess im wider squad. Tuchel dey look at players wey dey for fringes of im World Cup plans, especially as senior players go return for Monday match against Japan. Di German coach recently make controversial decision to snub former Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold from im squad.
Marcelo Bielsa, Uruguay coach, bring im team to London with serious mentality. Bielsa no believe in ‘friendly’ approach and im dey demand victory from im players. Di Argentine coach style dey known for attacking intent, and im no dey accept anything below im high standards.
Noni Madueke, Arsenal winger wey dey in England squad, talk about how im dey focus on international duty despite recent Carabao Cup final loss with im club. Di 24-year-old player say im dey work on adding more goals to im game and want to become more prolific in front of goal.
Tuchel respond to Alexander-Arnold social media activity after di defender post caption say “Madrid and nothing else” following im England snub. Di England manager say di decision na hard one but im stick to im current defensive structure wey im develop when Alexander-Arnold no dey in camp.
Di match go feature players like Fede Valverde from Uruguay and Jude Bellingham from England wey dey club teammates for Real Madrid. Betting markets dey active for di game, with some tipsters suggesting Uruguay could get four or more corners based on Bielsa attacking style.
Alexander-Arnold debut season for Real Madrid don be stop-start due to injury, and im miss last two international breaks with muscle problem. Tuchel say di defender still dey on long list for World Cup selection and im go watch some Real Madrid matches to get final impressions.
Di game come at time when both teams dey finalize preparations for World Cup tournament wey go hold for North America. England go play Japan on Monday to complete im international break fixtures before returning to club football.
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