Baines welcomes international distraction

, 12 November, 0comments  |  Jump to most recent
England duty will fill time ahead of derby clash
Leighton Baines admits that he will be grateful for his involvement in the England setup for the forthcoming friendlies against Chile and Germany as it will take his mind off the impending Goodison derby in 11 days' time.

Anticipation of the first all-Merseyside clash of the season derby of the season will be building back in Liverpool and the Blues' players will be particularly keen to get back on the field after the disappointment at Crystal Palace this past weekend.

"When a derby is coming up everyone gets excited and you just want to get out there and do it," Baines told everton tv.

"But we get to switch off from it to some extent because a lot of us go away for quite important games for our countries and hopefully we'll come back together and get a good result."

Baines will be joined in the England squad by Phil Jagielka and Ross Barkley and Roberto Martinez will be anxious to see his players return from international duty unscathed ahead of what could be an important fixture in the context of a thorny part of their schedule.

That was not lost on his other fullback, Seamus Coleman, who will be representing the Republic of Ireland in their friendlies against Latvia and Poland.

"[The derby] is a massive game and massive in terms of the table and we're all looking forward to that," Coleman said.

"There is still the same excitement as my first one. Hopefully we can put on a good show."

Quotes or other material sourced from The Independent





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