7. He Moved His Wedding Date For England
Mike Egerton/PA Wire/Press Association ImagesLallana was well publicised in his shock at being picked for the World Cup squad, no matter how successful his season seemed from the outside, and he has openly admitted that he was surprised to be in Brazil. He must have had some inkling that he was on the plane though, as he changed his initial plan to marry fiancee Emily on June 14th - the day of England's World Cup opener against Italy - to Christmas Eve last year. So the shock was clearly tempered by the same confidence that made that change happen, though perhaps it was a precaution built on Lallana's excitement at having been picked for England against Chile:
Playing for England was such a proud moment for me and to have that day where all my family were at England watching me hopefully repaid to some extent all the mileage they did for me when I was growing up."