da brwin： Stewart Downing has revealed that he’s determined to maintain his good form at West Ham and stay in the England set-up.
da marjack bet： The Hammers ace has thrived in a central attacking role for the Hammers this term, which led to a shock call-up for the Three Lions’ recent double-header against Slovenia and Scotland.
Although he didn’t make it onto the pitch at Wembley to take on the Eastern Europeans in EURO 2016 qualification action, Downing won his 36th cap – his last came way back in 2012 – last night as he started the game in Glasgow.
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The converted wide-man came off at half time as Roy Hodgson rotated his team for the friendly tie, but he is insistent that he’ll do all he can to stay in the hunt for a role when England next play in 2015:
“It is all about people’s opinions. As long as I am picked and playing then I am happy.” He is quoted by the Daily Mail. “That is enough for me. Everyone has an opinion in the world of football. Of those picked last night (Tuesday) some will think he should be in or it should be him and so on. That is just the way people talk but I am happy to be back in the squad and just have to stay there now.
“It was good to be out there and play some minutes and good to be back.
“Now it’s the same for everyone. You need to keep playing well to be picked. That’s what the manager said to the players after the game. Carry on your form to be picked so I’ll go back to West Ham and try to carry on playing the way I have been playing and hopefully that will be enough to be in the next squad.”
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