Friday 29 August 2014 15:44, UK
Tottenham left-back Danny Rose has revealed Spurs head coach Mauricio Pochettino initially wound him up about his England call-up by telling him that he was being sold.
Pochettino broke the news of the 24-year-old’s impending inclusion in Roy Hodgson’s squad for England’s upcoming matches against Norway and Switzerland on Wednesday morning with a joke at his expense.
Rose, who recently signed a new five-year contract at White Hart Lane, said: "The manager texted me at 10 past nine on Wednesday morning and he said 'can you come to my office?' I was thinking 'what have I done?'
"So I went to his office and he sat me down and said 'I've got something to tell you - we've accepted a bid, we're selling you'. I said 'no you're not'.
"Then he said 'yes, it's true' and one of the other coaches walked in and said 'have you told him he's got to go?'
"But then after that he told me that he was at the Milton Keynes game the night before, against Man United, and he heard a rumour that I might have a chance of being selected.
"Then later on the England manager called me and he verified it.
"He said that left-back is one of England's strongest positions with Leighton Baines, Luke Shaw, Kieran Gibbs and Ryan Bertrand, so he said I've been a bit unlucky but we've obviously got a couple of injuries there.
"Hopefully, if I can stay fit, I might get a chance within the next two games and I've got to try to take it if it comes."
