Matthew Le Tissier hails Southampton


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"Adam Lallana has been in excellent form. Rickie Lambert is improving all the time and Jay Rodriguez has been a thorn in the side of many defenders this season."


Lambert already has three caps and two goals for his country, while Lallana and Rodriguez are yet to make their debuts.


And with Lambert having every chance of going to next year World Cup, Le Tissier feels Lallana could also force his way into the squad for Brazil.


"Adam is one of those players who can unlock a tight defence," he said.


"He is different to most other players in the squad and may be the one who is a dark horse to make the squad for Brazil."


"There is Lallana, Lambert, Rodriguez and there is a Nathaniel Clyne, who is always in our thoughts. There is James Ward Prowse and Luke Shaw in the Under 21s.


"Southampton at the moment are becoming a very good club as far as England are concerned in terms of providing players."


And Hodgson added he felt the upcoming friendlies provided the ideal opportunity for him to give Rodriguez and Lallana their chance.


"We like what we see there and this was a great opportunity," he said. "I didn necessarily want to make too many changes before the important last four qualifiers.


"I had a squad of players who had been there and been with us all along. It would have been, I think, the wrong time to introduce them then.


"But it seems to me now is the right time to introduce them and I hope they will be happy to be selected. If they get a chance to show what they can do, I know they won let their country down."


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