Alan Shearer tells Thomas Tuchel to name Newcastle United star in England squad
Alan Shearer believes Lewis Hall was “excellent” against Nottingham Forest and deserves to be in the next England squad.
A hand in three of Newcastle United’s four goals earned the 20-year-old the post-match plaudits. Hall was also crowned man of the match by Sky Sports on a day when his offensive and defensive duties were called into action.
The Magpies were hanging on in the second half as Forest fought from three goals down at the break. Ultimately, Eddie Howe’s men got over the line to give themselves the initiative in the Champions League race.
Toon icon Shearer was in attendance and singled out Hall for praise. The club’s all-time leading goalscorer backed him to be on Thomas Tuchel’s radar ahead of England’s double-header against Albania and Latvia next month.
“What a response from Newcastle in that first half,” Shearer told The Rest Is Football podcast. “They just went bang, bang, bang, bang. Four goals, it was like ‘Ohhhh’. It was a game of two halves. Forest came into it in the second half and they perhaps deserved a draw.
“Who cares? Three huge points for Newcastle in terms of them looking to get back into the Champions League places. But what a great game it was… and two more goals for Alexander Isak.
“I thought Lewis Hall was very good at left-back. I hope Thomas Tuchel has had a good look at him. With an England squad not far away, do not be surprised if he’s in it because he’s shown some really good form. He was excellent.”
Tuchel handed Hall his debut for Chelsea three years ago in an FA Cup win over Chesterfield. He cannot do the same for England, however, as the Newcastle left-back featured under Lee Carsley against Greece and the Republic of Ireland.