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José Mourinho has asked Gareth Southgate to name the coaches who he says are pressuring players not to represent England and predicted that recent injury victim Raheem Sterling will start with Manchester City in Tottenham on Saturday .
Earlier this week, Southgate suggested his team was “under great pressure from their clubs” to withdraw from national team games to minimize the risk of injury.
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Sterling withdrew from the team due to a calf problem and Mourinho drew a contrast between the City winger’s involvement and that of his Spurs players, notably Eric Dier, who was forced to withdraw from the month’s international matches. had a hamstring problem that later ruled it out. club soccer.
Mourinho believes Sterling will line up against Spurs on Saturday and urged Southgate to release the details of his conversations with the club’s managers, especially after Harry Kane, Dier and Harry Winks were involved in a League game. Nations against Iceland on Wednesday. England can no longer qualify for the final.
“Gareth Southgate, I read, I don’t think I’m wrong in what I read, he allegedly said that some football club coaches, pressured not to play in the national team and that is why sometimes he feels the need to call the managers club to try to calm the emotions and try to control the difficult situation for him, “Mourinho said at a press conference on Friday.
“I would like you to say who. I would like you to say which are the coaches that pressure players not to go. And I would like you to say which are the coaches that you call and talk to on the phone with them.” .
“Apart from that, he has the right, he has the power to summon the players he wants. He wants to win games, especially after a loss, the next game, even if it is a dead rubber, is an important game. I sympathize with that.
“And of course we all know that Sterling will play tomorrow. When Eric Dier left the national team injured the previous month, he didn’t play two games for Tottenham. He didn’t play one Premier League game and one Europa League game. He needed a couple of weeks to recover and Raheem will play tomorrow.
“These are the little details that I think Gareth should explain to all of us. Other than that I fully support him in the fact that on the national team, in a country like England, the Three Lions on the jersey should always be respected and play with the players you want to play.
“I’m fine with that [Kane starting against Iceland]. A national team game should never be a dead rubber as you call it. The only problem for me is that it should be the same for everyone, not just some. “
Mourinho also confirmed that Son Heung-Min tested negative for COVID-19 and was isolated for the period required to be available to face City, but late checks will be made on Winks, Gedson Fernandes and Davinson Sánchez, while Erik Lamela “is still in the last period of your recovery “from a foot problem.
