Just imagine when England starts playing the Euros this month, on midfield you will have a player like Wayne Rooney with his vast experience and amazing capacity for creating offensive game. But next to him, you have Dele Alli, a young playmaker who can complement himself perfectly with the skipper and will do all the fast paced work. Alli has the great chance of turning into one of England's most reliable players due to his capacity.
According to former England striker Emile Heskey, Alli's input to England's offensive game will be endless if they give him enough freedom to maneuver from midfield onwards. His creativity is different than that of Wayne Rooney's or Jack Wilshere's who will accompany him in midfield. This is something that Heskey sees perfectly and urged manager Roy Hodgson to not let it slip his sight. Players like this have to always be on the field for England.
Talking to Omnisport, Heskey believes Alli is the player who reminds him the most of himself: "I think he's totally different. I wouldn't compare him to Gazza. He's got his own traits and he's a fantastic player. He's a goalscorer. He's a driving force from the midfield. Someone who drives with the ball past players and can start things and get things going. He's that player. He can play so many different positions. You can play him inside a little bit rather than out wide - you can play him in the number 10 role or just play him in the midfield three, but attacking-wise."
Heskey also wanted to send a warning to Roy Hodgson's men, Wales and Gareth Bale will be the most dangerous team of their group: "Knowing his talent, he hasn't been able to show that at this level. Being able to do that on this stage is going to be phenomenal for him. People are going to see what he's capable of and how good he actually is."
About the formation he would use, Heskey thinks Wayne Rooney needs to play if he is able: "If he's fit there's always room to put Wayne in. It all depends on what formation you're going to play. If there's one striker, for me, it's got to be Harry Kane. If it's two strikers, it's got to be Kane and possibly [Jamie] Vardy. And then you've got [Daniel] Sturridge, who brings something totally different to them. He's an outstanding player."
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