Coach Southgate makes tough statement in the face of criticism

(Dan Tri) - Coach Gareth Southgate advised England players to focus on defeating Slovakia and not pay attention to outside comments.

Ahead of the Euro 2024 round of 16 match taking place at 11:00 p.m. today (June 30), between England and Slovakia, coach Gareth Southgate said: "We need to be very careful against Slovakia, if we don't want to throw all the efforts from the beginning of the tournament out the window." "Maybe the England team sometimes deviates from our calculations, but this deviation is not much, only about 5% compared to the team's ability. Therefore, I hope the players do not lose what they are doing well and lose the confidence of each person," coach Gareth Southgate added.

Coach Gareth Southgate advised England players not to pay attention to what outsiders say about the team (Photo: Getty).

After the group stage, the England team was criticized quite a lot for their unimpressive playing style. However, according to coach Gareth Southgate, the criticism aimed at the "Three Lions" is not objective, and not all comments about the England team are helpful to the team. Mr. Gareth Southgate advised the players not to pay too much attention to the comments aimed at them at the moment: "I think some comments aimed at us are even unfair. I advise the players to ignore the criticism. Instead, focus on what you do". "The England team is not weak, and our playing style is not as poor as people think. The important thing is that the whole team understands each other, not what people say about us", the head coach of the "Three Lions" added.

England have a great chance to win Euro 2024 (Photo: Getty).

England are on the brink of winning Euro 2024, their first major trophy since winning the World Cup in 1966, after 58 years of waiting. The road ahead for England is quite clear. The English team only has to meet Slovakia in the round of 16, and if they get through the round of 16, they will only meet Switzerland in the quarter-finals, instead of Italy. Coach Gareth Southgate is aware of the great opportunity ahead, he shared about experimenting a lot in the group stage: "We want to compete for a high position, so England need a deep squad. Therefore, our personnel changes in the group stage matches are very important." "In addition to the starting lineup always being ready, the other players in the team also need to be ready. In each match, the England team usually needs 5-6 personnel changes (each match, teams are allowed to make 5 substitutions, if the match goes into extra time, teams are allowed to make one more substitution), the same goes for the upcoming match against Slovakia. Therefore, the players need to be focused. When appearing on the field, they must show what they have shown on the training ground. We understand each other, get along with each other, that is more important than comments from outsiders," coach Gareth Southgate affirmed.

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