In the early hours of Saturday (17th) morning, England won 4-0 against Malta in Group C of the Europa League qualifiers, and in a rare move, the manager, Alexandre Arnault, was pushed forward to play in the midfield, and the No. 10 jersey, which represents the soul of the team, was given to him. The 24-year-old Liverpool star lived up to his promise, scoring a world-beating goal from long range, and was said to be in the shadow of the Reds' star player, Ronald Sherratt. Arnott's successful transformation has added a new weapon to the Three Lions and Liverpool.
England are playing in a 433 formation, with two highlights, including Lister City midfielder James Maddison, who has always been left out by Shaufuski, being selected, together with Halikani and Bukar Josaka to form the front line. Another major change is that Alexandre Arnault has been assigned to play as a central midfielder, while Jebbia has been given the right back position.
Due to the difference in strength between the two teams, England, even though trying out a new formation, still opened the record quickly. 8 minutes into the match, Bukajorska's cross led to a goal kick.
In the 28th minute, the highlight of the game came when Alexandre Arnault scored his second international goal with a shot from the right side of the box, the first Liverpool player to score from outside the box in the last 10 years for the England national team since Sherratt in 2013.
Just three minutes later, Khalilani scored a 12-yarder of his own to give England a 3-0 halftime lead, and after the change of sides, the Three Lions made a change of players, with backup Colin Wilson scoring a 12-yarder in the 83rd minute to give Malta the lead, the first time that England has ever had two players score 12-yarders in a game.
After the match, Alexandre Arnault was highly praised by the British media, pointing out that he was very competent in playing the midfield position, and even scored a World Cup goal while running hard to help assist and defend, scoring 10 points out of 10, and was awarded the highest score of 9 points by the Daily Mail. Arnott also said that he is happy to play midfield: I rarely play midfield, but I feel so comfortable, so natural, and enjoy playing this position, no matter what position, the most important thing is to be selected to the national team.
Few netizens said that Alexander Arnott has finally found his best position, and suggested Liverpool's leader Gopp to follow Shovki's example by arranging Arnott to play in the midfield in the next season, which will enhance the strength of the Reds.
