11 Players Who Will Win England The World Cup In 2018

7. Kyle Walker

Now that Glen Johnson€™s tenure as England€™s main right-back is no longer safe, similar to the left-back situation with Gibbs and Shaw €“ the nation has some impressive young players vying for the role on the opposite flank: Kyle Walker, Nathaniel Clyne, Jon Flanagan, Carl Jenkinson and Calum Chambers. Ability wise, they€™re hard to separate, however Walker is worth singling out because he is quickest runner of the quintet and has a potential to be potent attacking full-back, similar to Daniel Alves at his best. Of course such a pronouncement on Walker could admittedly raise eyebrows due to his defensive issues at times. But in modern day football, how many full-backs combine solid defensive acumen to their tendencies to sojourn forward in attack, with gay abandon, other than Phillip Lahm? You will do well to name ten other such full-backs still alive, but you will find many who can attack competently. Correcting such faults shouldn't be beyond Walker: as previously mention, his pace generally gets him out of trouble defensively and no winger really can outpace him. So once he balances his defensive game, England should have a gem of a right-back in time for Russia.