Southampton: 5 reasons why Ward-Prowse should be in England squad

By Marc Walker | Mar 14, 2019

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - MARCH 09: James Ward-Prowse of Southampton celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Premier League match between Southampton FC and Tottenham Hotspur at St Mary's Stadium on March 09, 2019 in Southampton, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) /

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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – MARCH 02: Scott McTominay of Manchester United is challenged by James Ward-Prowse of Southampton during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Southampton FC at Old Trafford on March 02, 2019 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) /

Work-rate and dynamism

When Hasenhuttl outlined the extra things that he wanted from Ward-Prowse, his words obviously had a huge effect on the 24-year-old.

According to an article by skysports.com’s Adam Bate, he has covered the most ground (123.7 kilometres) of any Premier League player in the 10 games in 2019.

His superb performances have also seen him strong in the tackle and making use of that extra ground he has been covering.

It now looks like England will miss out on sampling his current performances though and their loss may well be Saints’ gain.