FootballLONDON — England manager Gareth Southgate has taken issue with Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish’s views on the international tug-of-war involving Ivory Coast winger Wilfried Zaha. I wouldn’t comment on his decisions," Southgate told reporters after England’s 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Lithuania at Wembley on Sunday. Southgate, a former Palace captain, previously coached Zaha during his time as England Under-21s manager. "I didn’t really appreciate there was this disappearing egg timer on him going to the Ivory Coast," Southgate admitted. Despite his disappointment at missing out on Zaha, Southgate says he is only interested in players who have a burning desire to play for England.

Source: Viet Nam News March 27, 2017 21:33 UTC