Neville is helping England players maximise their 可能性のある, says Walker

By Sportsmail Reporter

Published: 17:51 BST, 10 October 2012 | Updated: 17:51 BST, 10 October 2012

Kyle Walker has あられ／賞賛するd the 衝撃 England coach Gary Neville has had on his game as he 準備するs to make his first 競争の激しい start for his country.

The Tottenham defender is 均衡を保った to 取って代わる the 一時停止するd Glen Johnson at 権利-支援する for England's World Cup qualifier with San Marino at Wembley on Friday.

Walker made his debut 11 months ago against Spain in a friendly and was in 論争 to be part of the Euro 2012 squad before 存在 支配するd out with a toe 傷害.

All credit: Walker has あられ／賞賛するd Neville's 影響（力） on the England team

Walker, who was 指名するd the PFA young player of the year in April, received a call from England 経営者／支配人 Roy Hodgson 保証するing him he remained part of his 計画（する）s after that 失望, and is now 均衡を保った to 乗る，着手する on a new 一時期／支部 in his England career.

And the 22-year-old feels the 影響（力） of former Manchester 部隊d and England defender Neville is helping him develop still その上の.

Walker said: 'I'm young, I want to 改善する, I want to become the best I can be and Gary Neville is really helping me with that 目的（とする）.

'He a player I looked up to and watched often. He had a fantastic career. He gives me tips and coaches me through things. I'm excited to be working with him.

'I've always liked to go 今後 but he has helped massively ーに関して／ーの点でs of myself 改善するing defensively. I just want to keep on learning.

'My defending is 改善するing every time, every week. I think it is just about experience and learning off people like Gary 加える the likes of Joleon Lescott, Phil Jagielka and Gary Cahill.

'The 決定／判定勝ち（する）-making has to be 重要な. There is club level but then you step up to international level and have to be even more 正確な.'

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Johnson's absence will give Walker a chance in a meaningful game which may have happened earlier but for the 傷害 which ended his Euro 2012 hopes.

He said: 'On a personal 公式文書，認める it is a fantastic 適切な時期 for me to get into the team. I've been 患者 and waited for that.

'Hopefully on Friday I can show everyone w hat I can do and have a good game.

'A first 競争の激しい start is what I've been waiting for, for a long time now. For all my career, since I was seven, I've 手配中の，お尋ね者 to play for England, and put that jersey on.

'It's been a very up and 負かす／撃墜する year for me. I won the young player of the year at club level so it's been good in that sense.

'At the end of the season it was a 失望, having worked so hard to get into the England team, to have that little niggle on my toe.

資本／首都 伸び（る）s: Walker has made the 権利-支援する position his own at 刺激（する）s

'But it was fantastic the 経営者／支配人 gave me the phone call, 説 it was sad he couldn't take me there but 説 I was in his 計画（する）s and he had belief in me.'

Walker, who 調印するd a new five-year 契約 with Tottenham at the end of last season, can certainly not be （刑事）被告 of 存在 over-確信して.

He said: 'I've done nothing. I'm 22. I've done 絶対 nothing in my career so far. I had a good last season, winning the young player and a few more awards, but that's just the start and hopefully I can go on .'

England will be red-hot favourites to 配置する／処分する／したい気持ちにさせる of San Marino before a sterner 実験（する） against Poland in Warsaw on Tuesday.

Walker 追加するd: 'Teams will want to play really 井戸／弁護士席 against England and 証明する to the world what they can do.

'It's just a 事柄 of us 存在 on song and doing the basics 権利 and not showing off and showboating and getting the three points.

'If they want to put 10 men behind the ball it's up to them, but we just have to do our 職業 権利.

'Everyone is 説 it will be an 平易な game but it could be Real Madrid, Manchester 部隊d or San Marino. I'm going to 準備する the same and put my all into it.'