Steve Bruce wants Danny Rose to prove doubters wrong

Steve Bruce has challenged Danny Rose to prove Newcastle pulled off a January coup to land him as he attempts to fight his way into the England team for the Euro 2020 finals.The 29-year-old full-back arrived at St James Park on loan for the remainder of the season at the end of last month having been left in little doubt that he was surplus to Tottenham boss Jose Mourinhos requirements.Bruce was delighted to have captured a man who started both his countrys 4-0 qualifier victory over Bulgaria in September and the 2-1 defeat in the Czech Republic in October, and who has high hopes of a place in Gareth Southgates squad this summer.I think it was common knowledge that things werent hunky-dory two or three weeks before. Youre always monitoring a situation like that, he said.Theres probably one or two at every club theres [Jack] Colback and [Henri] Saivet here, for example. You monitor it.What helped enormously was Danny being a northern lad, and he wants to play. It became very easy. The player was surplus to requirements at Tottenham.It wasnt as difficult as [Inter Milan winger Valentino] Lazaro, where we have to beat off eight or 10 [clubs]. Danny wanted to be here and that helped.I hope that hes been one of the better ones of the transfer window. He wants to play. He wants to get in the England team. Hes been no problem at all. Hes fitted in well. Hes trained well and worked hard.Rose made his Newcastle debut as a substitute in a fortuitous 0-0 home draw with Norwich on February 1 and will hope for a first start at Spurs North London rivals Arsenal on Sunday.To do so, he will have to displace Matt Ritchie, who has reprised his role as left wing-back since his return from injury, although Roses arrival could see him return to a more accustomed position in midfield.Asked about the dilemma, Bruce said: My job is to improve us. Thats the hard job but Id rather have that than nothing to pick, which has been the case for the past 10 or 12 weeks.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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