England will face Switzerland in the European Championship quarter-finals on July 7, fighting for a place in the semi-finals. England head coach Southgate attended a press conference ahead of the match.
On managing England for 100 games
Southgate: I’m very proud, but it’s the least important thing this week. What really matters is leading England to the semi-finals. I’m sure I’ll look back on this milestone with pride in a few years. But now, I’m only focused on the present.
On the team’s condition
Southgate: You want to play as well as possible. Every team wants to surprise people. Our opponents have given us a hard time, and the expectations for England are high. The team looked different in training today, the process was more fluid.
On Switzerland
Southgate: Switzerland has performed very well. They have good players, a clear style of play, and that will cause problems for their opponents. We need to improve our performance.
On England’s tactics
Southgate: We’ve been thinking about the best way to approach the game. Switzerland plays with five defenders, sometimes switching to four. Their formation is clear. Our goal is to create problems for them while being wary of the threats they pose. The Swiss are very capable of doing that now.
On motivation
Southgate: The longer the players stay here, the more confident they become, the less they are affected by things happening off the field. We might be here for another 10 days. But as I said to the team this morning, even if we’d gone a million miles, there would still be all sorts of noise around us, but they’re very excited to take on any challenge.
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