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England confident of getting back into rhythm
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England manager Gareth Southgate said after the Euro 2024 group stage matches that the most important thing is for the supporters to stay with the team. However, the endurance of those supporters is not weak. The pressure is on England, after a series of mediocre performances. Another advantage for England is the fact that the team is in a half of the competition where they will only face easy opposition going forward.
Not only is Southgate's team confident of reaching the final in Berlin on July 14, but the team is also confident of getting back on track. Its first opener will be a last 16 match against Slovakia. If this game is to be won, it could be England versus Switzerland. In the semi-finals, one of Austria, Turkey, Netherlands or Romania will play. In the other part of the competition, there are teams like Germany, France, Spain and Portugal.
So there is a huge opportunity for England, full of talented players, to go from strength to strength. "Our supporters have become negative, because they expect a lot from the team. This is a particularly positive fact," says winger Anthony Gordon. Gordon gets his chance after Southgate makes some changes to the team. He adds, "If we want to stop all criticism, then we have only one option, to play as the supporters want."
Although England won Group C, they scored only two goals in the first three games of the league stage. In the 2024–2023 club season, Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka, Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham scored 114 goals between them. But these players are not able to score goals for England. Foden has returned home and rejoined the team. He returned home for the birth of his third child. Because of this, he has not been able to make the necessary preparations. It affected his game.
England have been unable to find a suitable left-back due to Luke Shaw's injury. In the midfield, 19-year-old Kobi Maino is believed to play from the beginning. Slovakia is following all these developments closely. The confidence in the team may have increased, we are ready to face any opponent, not afraid.
Team captain Milan Skreiner believes England have talented players, but they don't play as a team. Screener, who plays as a centre-back, says, 'The strength of the English team is that there are many good star players. We don't have players like that, we play as a team. So we are confident. I am confident that our players will face the challenge of facing the English team.'
प्रकाशित : असार १६, २०८१ ०८:५५
