🥁 Get ready, football fans! Gareth Southgate believes England is about to make history at Euro 2024! 🏆🇬🇧
The \"Three Lions\" manager is confident his team will reach the Euro 2024 final, aiming to appear in a final on foreign soil for the first time ever. England is set to face the Netherlands in the semifinals in Dortmund, Germany, with a shot at meeting Spain in the ultimate showdown.
Despite some nail-biting matches where England had to claw back from behind against Switzerland and Slovakia, Southgate sees a positive shift in the team's mentality. \"There's been a definite shift,\" he said. \"One of the strengths over the last seven, eight years has been less fear, less inhibition. At the beginning of the tournament, the expectation weighed quite heavily… Now, it's about what's possible, what's achievable.\"
England's journey hasn't been without its critics. Some have called out Southgate for a cautious approach that might be holding back stars like Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane. However, the manager is making tweaks, including repositioning Phil Foden in midfield, to unlock the team's full potential.
\"This is now the chance to make history,\" Southgate added. \"A chance to get to a first final not held in England – the first time England will have ever done that.\"
England and the Netherlands have a storied rivalry, meeting 22 times with close results: England has six wins, the Netherlands seven, and nine draws. Their last Euro clash was in 1996, where England triumphed 4-1. Here's hoping for another epic encounter! ⚽🔥
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Manager Southgate confident in England to make history at Euro 2024
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