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Mount and James Maddison can provide the spark England have been missing in
recent years, according to Danny Higginbotham.
The pair have been named in Gareth Southgate's latest England squad for the
upcoming European Qualifiers against Bulgaria and Kosovo, but are yet to
make their senior debuts.
Mount, 20, only made his first Premier League appearance this season, but
the Chelsea midfielder is now a key part of Frank Lampard's plans at
Stamford Bridge.
"It's been a really good start to the season for Mount - how he links up
play and the areas he turns up in across the pitch - it's really good to
see," Higginbotham told
Match Centre.
"Having that player who can be creative is where I think England have
struggled in recent years - that player who can make runs from midfield and
join up with the front players.
"I think he's benefiting from playing under Frank Lampard last year on loan
at Derby where he had an excellent season, so he knows what Lampard wants.
The great thing from his perspective is that Lampard trusts the younger
players.
"He's got a massive future ahead of him, not just from the domestic side of
things but internationally as well."
Meanwhile, Leicester midfielder Maddison created 100 goal-scoring chances in
the Premier League last season, more than any other player in the top
division.
He was left out of England's squad for the UEFA Nations League Finals in
June, but Higginbotham believes he's got all the attributes to be a success
on the international stage.
"Coming from Norwich and moving to Leicester, it was effortless for him, how
he went from the Championship to the Premier League," Higginbotham said.
"He's a confident player and he's an arrogant player in the nicest possible
way because I think your top players have to have arrogance about them -
he's got that in abundance.
"Like Mount, he's very, very clever at finding spaces and finding areas in
congested spaces where you think there isn't going to be space. He's another
young player full of intelligence and he can really work wonders for
England."
England continue their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign against Bulgaria on
Saturday at Wembley, before facing Kosovo at St Mary's Stadium three days
later.
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