{"id":1105228,"date":"2019-09-07T13:37:58","date_gmt":"2019-09-07T12:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1105228"},"modified":"2019-09-09T08:35:51","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T07:35:51","slug":"alex-oxlade-chamberlain-picks-out-three-active-premier-league-midfielders-he-admires","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/alex-oxlade-chamberlain-picks-out-three-active-premier-league-midfielders-he-admires\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain picks out three active Premier League midfielders he admires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has named two current England teammates and Kevin De Bruyne among those he admires in his position.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old Liverpool midfielder is looking to get a promising career back on track after spending the majority of last season recovering from a serious knee injury.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7360490-squawka-talker-special-champions-league-2019-20-preview<\/p>\n<p>Oxlade-Chamberlain has been used sparingly by Reds boss Jurgen Klopp this season, having to date played 121 minutes of Premier League football. But this was enough for him to earn a Three Lions recall.<\/p>\n<p>His last appearance came in the 1-1 draw with Italy on March 27, 2018 since then national team coach Gareth Southgate has seen his side evolve with the addition of new faces including Chelsea&#8217;s youngster Mason Mount, whom Oxlade-Chamberlain has admired from afar.<\/p>\n<p>Mount&#8217;s clubmate Ross Barkley is another highly thought of by Oxlade-Chamberlain, who cites the league&#8217;s &#8216;assist king&#8217; De Bruyne as a reference, too. The City midfielder also saw his previous season disrupted by injury but has so far created the most chances (16) in the Premier League for 2019\/20.<\/p>\n<p>A versatile individual, the Portsmouth-born footballer has played in a multitude of roles, notably as a wing-back at former club Arsenal, but it&#8217;s in the centre of the park where he feels most comfortable.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Transfer Record! 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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored a good goal against Man City in the Champions League and I\u2019ve watched that clip a lot! Hendo [Jordan Henderson] has stepped forward into a more advanced role [at Liverpool] and he\u2019s doing it really well. It has brought a sense of life out of him, a sort of energetic pulse.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[Andr\u00e9s] Iniesta, historically, would be in the eight [role] picking up the ball, running, picking passes and scoring.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Steven Gerrard would have been my ideal midfield general, growing up. It\u2019s a bit more specific now, but Kevin De Bruyne does it really, really well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I really like what Mason Mount has been doing. Ross Barkley, as well, can do it really well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Oxlade-Chamberlain set for comeback season with Liverpool? Five key things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain joined Liverpool from Arsenal in 2017 for a reported \u00a335m.<\/li>\n<li>He&#8217;d make 45 appearances, registering five goals and eight assists, in his first season before sustaining a knee injury against AS Roma.<\/li>\n<li>It resulted in him missing the 2018 World Cup finals.<\/li>\n<li>Oxlade-Chamberlain returned in the Reds&#8217; 5-0 win over Huddersfield Town at Anfield last season.<\/li>\n<li>He&#8217;s since made five appearances in all competitions this campaign.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has named two current England teammates and Kevin De Bruyne among those he admires in his position. 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