England will face Slovakia in the Round of 16 of the European Championship. England centre-back Gueye attended a press conference before the game, where he talked about England’s recent situation and prospects.
On the praise he received: “I’m glad to hear people say that. But I don’t think I’m the best player in the team. We have many players who are performing very well. I’m enjoying this experience and the games.”
On the fans’ boos after the game against Slovenia: “I don’t think the team paid much attention to that. We thank all the fans for their support, because they travelled far to watch our games. The training camp was calm, everyone was just focused on the next game.”
On the controversy surrounding Southgate: “Southgate has made a great contribution to England, and you can see his abilities as a coach by looking at the past two major tournaments.” “Everyone supports him, we are a united team. Southgate gave me my England debut, he has great confidence in me, and I’m very grateful to him.”
Whether he received guidance from Walker and Stones: “We rely on and support each other, they told me to just keep doing my thing. Walker is a top player, he always shows his resilience and leadership at key moments. He’s incredibly fast, and more importantly, he reads the game very well.” “Maguire helped me in previous training sessions, he played an important role in me being here. I have high regard for Stones, it’s been fantastic playing with him, I’m following in his footsteps. They’ve both been playing top-level football and haven’t disappointed the national team.”
On England’s defense: “We are a collective, we can defend well. If we want to go further in this tournament, we need to strengthen our defense. I don’t know what the critics are saying, as long as we continue to move in the right direction, we’ll be fine.”
On the Round of 16 opponent Slovakia: “We haven’t done any tactical analysis of them yet, but we’ve all watched the games and know they’re a good team. They have some very good players, like Lobotka. I think we’re facing a strong opponent, a tough challenge, and we need to be prepared to deal with them.”
On England being in a favorable half of the draw for the knockout stages: “Looking at the current results, everyone can see that England are not really in a favorable position. Every opponent is difficult to deal with. We need to stay calm and put enough pressure on ourselves.”
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