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Rafa warns England selectors
- Updated: September 16, 2016
Rafael Benitez says England boss Sam Allardyce should not ignore the talent in the Sky Bet Championship.
The Newcastle manager has seen Jonjo Shelvey, who won the last of his six senior caps in November last year, rediscover his best form in the second tier in recent weeks, scoring twice – the second of them a stunning strike – in Tuesday’s 6-0 demolition of Queens Park Rangers.
Asked if it was a realistic ambition for the 24-year-old midfielder, who sealed a £12m switch from Swansea to St James’ Park in January, to win back his place in the England squad, the Spaniard said: “If he can keep his consistency now, if he can keep working as hard as he was working and playing at the …