Gareth Southgate, England’s manager remains beloved by his teammates despite the sluggish Euro 2024 performance. With attacker Phil Foden recently volunteering to defend the team, saying that. If the team is to blame for the poor performance. It is the whole team, not just the head football coach.
The Three Lions are the runners-up of the previous champions. But their performance since the group stage has been mixed, winning only 1 of 4 games in normal time (1 extra time win, 2 draws). When measured with a handicap. If you bet against the team of manager Southgate, you will lose all your money.UFABET
This led to dissatisfaction from fans, to the point of throwing glasses from the stands. While walking around the stadium to express gratitude in the final group stage match. And to mockery on social media or the media joining in the cursing.
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Foden feels it is unfair for the 53-year-old to have to shoulder the brunt of the burden alone, given that. England’s representatives at the European Championship in Germany have a philosophy of sharing happiness and suffering.
“The players have to take responsibility and be blamed too.” said the Premier League and Football Writers’ Association Player of the Year.
“There has to be a leader who can unite all parties and find a solution to why things are not working.”
“The manager has a lot of work to do. He might set a system and tell you to press high up the pitch. But if the results aren’t good, you have to do your homework again.”
“I feel sorry for Gareth.”
“For example, in training, he told us to press and push our line of defense high up on the pitch. Which in reality might not go according to plan, so I feel like sometimes it depends on the players.”
“We need to be leaders, be more united during games, and practice to find solutions.”
“Another thing is to communicate more. If we fall behind again in the next game, we can work together, find solutions, identify weaknesses and develop a pressing style.”
Meeting Switzerland in the quarter – finals ( July 6 ), England are likely to adjust to a 3-4-2-1 formation , with Foden playing as the number 10 partner with Bukayo Saka to support Harry Kane, the target striker.