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Future England International within our ranks?

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Katherine Alder gives her opinion on her favourite Hammer and his Three Lions chances.

James Tomkins has heavily featured in the West Ham starting eleven since 2009, when he fully forged his way into the first team. Over time, Tomkins has proven himself as a solid defender in the Premier League and more recently has thrived in the drop down to the Championship.

Taking over from where Da Costa and Upson left off, Tomkins has stayed grounded and took the August player of the month award. He looks solid at the back and hasn’t made any high profile mistakes like he was prone to in previous campaigns.

Just because Tomkins is ready for West Ham, is he really ready for the England Senior team? He’s starred in the England Under 16s right through to the Under 21 squad, for whom he’s made 10 appearances since 2009. My worry though, is that with relatively young defenders like Micah Richards, Chris Smalling and Phil Jones already gracing the England first squad, Tomkins may have caught up too late.

That said, if Tomkins keeps his continuity going throughout this season and another player slips up, it may be his time to shine. Matt Jarvis didn’t play a part in any England squad until 2011, and is three years older than Tonks. At the moment the future is looking bright for Tomkins as a regular in the Hammers starting 11 and an under-21s international. It looks like it could be up to his own grit and determination to ensure a break into the England senior squad. Only time will tell for Tomkins.

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  • essexfootyfan says:

    In my opinion, James Tomkins is the most improved player at the club, where Mark Noble has largely stood still and stagnated, he’s blossomed into a fine young player, who seems to get better and better with every game, he’s not only going to be a future England player, but a captain, what worries me is he’ll go the same way as the rest of them….and that’s to a club where he’ll win something………COYI ‘><'

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