kyle walker has admitted he is a clean freak, who drives his girlfriend crazy, and is addicted to collecting trainers the tottenham full back returns to roy hodgson's england fold for the first time this week since his nine month injury nightmare walker, 24, last played for the three lions in november 2013 in the 1 0 defeat at wembley by germany kyle walker poses on the street and with his two dogs ahead of his return to the england squad  the tottenham defender  has admitted being a clean freak and having a trainer fetish  the 24 year old admits driving model girlfriend annie kilner 'insane' with his obsessions  an abdominal problem forced him to painfully miss last summer's world cup in brazil but having returned to action last december for spurs, walker is buzzing to be back as he pushes for a start in friday's euro 2016 qualifier against lithuania 'i have had a lot of tests in my career so far,' said walker, who has been capped 10 times for his country to date 'i think obviously being injured and missing the world cup was tough not being able to play for my country in brazil was a big kick in the teeth 'in football you're going to have a lot of ups and downs, but you need to stay mentally strong and you need to stay focused you need to know you're a professional and you've got a job to do 'it’s not a one man game it's 10 other players on the pitch that everyone must rely on to get the three points you’re striving for throughout the week' walker could spend a long time selecting a pair of trainers from his huge collection  the defender admits his obsession with trainers drives his girlfriend insane  walker looks proud of his huge footwear collection  now you see it walker has at least one pair of trainers with a camouflage design  walker is set to return for england, having last played in a friendly against germany in november 2013  the right back is back in the tottenham first team after a nine month spell on the sidelines through injury  away from the pitch, the former sheffield united right back revealed he enjoys playing golf with his mates but it is rather is obsession for cleanliness that drives his model girlfriend annie kilner crazy 'i like things to be clean,' he said, speaking to a nike q&a as part of the american brand's launch of air max day 'i don't like mess my missus will probably tell you that i drive her insane with all my cleanliness 'it’s probably why i've got 20 packs of baby wipes in a cupboard down there just so when i come into my sneaker closet, i can keep them clean and fresh' walker blames his other obsession   trainers   on his mum, however 'i've always had a trainer fetish,' he added it was flip flops, not trainers, when walker and annie holidayed in barbados in summer 2013  and the couple hit the sea on a jet ski during the same holiday  despite england's woeful performance, walker says missing the 2014 world cup was 'a kick in the teeth' 'that's just my thing i think i caught it from my mum, because i know my mum does like shoes so i think i've caught it off her, but i think i've kind of overtook her now, definitely 'how many pairs have i got? oh, i don't know i couldn't tell you maybe 150 or so 'i know i've got some in the garage that i still haven't unpacked, because obviously i've just moved to this new house so i'd say i've got quite a bit and you know what? i think mum has actually got a full bedroom of them at home' now he is fit and firing again, walker will be hoping to collect a bedroom full of england caps too
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tottenham defender has returned to england squad to face lithuania and italy during the international break  kyle walker spent nine months out of action following abdominal surgery  the 24 year old spurs star admits being a clean freak with a trainer fetish 