Fabian Delph tackles questions of discipline for England’s task in Italy

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Fabian Delph has admitted he has consciously worked on cutting out indiscipline from his tackling this season in a bid to prove himself at international level after accruing 20 yellow cards at Aston Villa in the last two full campaigns.

The midfielder, who is expected to gain his fifth cap against Italy on Tuesday, has forged a reputation as an aggressive tackler and was booked nine minutes into his England debut in Switzerland last September. That early setback did not perturb him, however, and represents his solitary caution of the season to date, with the only card he has accrued for Villa a red for a rash challenge on Sunderland’s Jordi Gómez in December.

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