'Proud' Lallana wants best ever week with Southampton to get even better on England 義務

By David Kent for MailOnline

Published: 14:56 BST, 10 November 2013 | Updated: 14:56 BST, 10 November 2013

Adam Lallana has enjoyed the best footballing week of his career, but that could soon be gazumped as the Southampton captain 準備するs to join up with England.

The 25-year-old 学院 卒業生（する） has been with Saints through 厚い and thin, helping them to 回復する from relegation to the third tier with 支援する-to-支援する 昇進／宣伝s.

Lallana is now captain at St Mary's and has played an integral 役割 in what has been the club's best ever start to a 最高の，を越す-flight season - 業績／成果s which led to him this week 存在 指名するd の中で a trio of Southampton players called up by England.

VIDEO: Scroll 負かす／撃墜する to watch Steve Bruce （人命などを）奪う，主張する Saints have been a breath of fresh 空気／公表する

飛行機で行くing high: Adam Lallana 得点する／非難する／２０d a 罰金 individual goal against 船体 に引き続いて his England call-up

Under watchful 注目する，もくろむ: England boss Roy Hodgson was at St Mary's to see three Southampton players

As if that was not enough, England 経営者／支配人 Roy Hodgson was at St Mary's on Saturday to 証言，証人／目撃する the attacking midfielder's man-of-the-match 陳列する，発揮する in the 4-1 敗北・負かす of 船体 in which he 得点する／非難する／２０d an exquisite 単独の 成果／努力.

'Someone did について言及する [Roy was in the （人が）群がる] but it is one of those things you have to try and put to the 支援する of your mind and concentrate on your 職業,' Lallana, an 未使用の England 代用品，人 against ウクライナ共和国 last year, said.

'Every time I play I just want to go on to the pitch and enjoy my football and play to the best of my ability, help the team get three points.

'I feel like I am playing with freedom and 信用／信任 at the minute, as the team is, and that is one of the main 推論する／理由s why we are getting these good results.'

Saints alive! Rickie Lambert (left) and Jay Rodriguez (権利) have also been called up for England

Asked if the last few days have made this the best week of his career, Lallana said: 'I think so, but I just want to keep my feet on the ground and keep working hard.

'I want to enjoy my time away with England and hopefully, if I get some minutes, try to impress.'

Lallana is joined in the squad to 直面する Chile and Germany by Southampton team-mates Rickie Lambert and Jay Rodriguez.

They too impressed in Saturday's 勝利，勝つ against 船体 and will all travel up to St George's Park on Tuesday to link up with Hodgson's 味方する.

最高殊勲選手s: Adam Lallana (above) and Rickie Lambert (below) have been instrumental to Saints sensational start

Southampton's Rickie Lambert 得点する／非難する／２０s his 味方する's second goal of the game from the 刑罰，罰則 位置／汚点／見つけ出す during the Barclays 首相 League match at St Mary's, Southampton. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Saturday November 9, 2013. See PA story SOCCER Southampton. Photo credit should read: Sean Dempsey/PA Wire. 編集（者）の use only. 最大限 45 images during a match. No ビデオ emulation or 昇進／宣伝 as 'live'. No use in games, 競争s, 商品／売買する, betting or 選び出す／独身 club/player servies. No use with 非公式の 音声部の, ビデオ, data, fixtures or club/league logos.

'It has been an emotional week, a very proud week for my family,' Lallana said.

'It has been a proud week for the club 同様に, with J-棒 and Rickie also 存在 指名するd in the squad.

'It just 証明するs how far the club has come 今後 and it is credit to not just the players, but the 管理／経営 staff, chairman, the scouting and 新規採用 department, and the fans, who have stuck with us when we were in League One not so long ago.

'We are happy with the way things are going and we just want to keep 成し遂げるing 井戸／弁護士席.

'Our next game is 兵器庫 at the 首長国s and it doesn't get much tougher than that."

兵器庫 may be league leaders but they will be 用心深い of the 脅し 提起する／ポーズをとるd by high-飛行機で行くing Saints.

Disappointed: Defender Paul McShane says 船体 did not do themselves 司法（官） against Southampton

船体 defender Paul McShane 賞賛するd Mauricio Pochettino's 味方する after Saturday's match, although felt City did not do themselves 司法（官）.

'It was very disappointing,' he said. 'We have been doing 井戸／弁護士席 recently and I think the first 45 minutes killed us, really.

'We never really got going and they were bang at it, so three goals in the first half has killed us. It is disappointing.

'Southampton were very good, a very good 味方する and have done 井戸／弁護士席 this season, but I just think we didn't get going in the first half.

'In the second half we played better but we were 3-0 負かす／撃墜する, so the game was 基本的に nearly over.

'They are a good 味方する, all credit to them, but I think we just made it 平易な for them in the first half.'