BERLIN : Gareth Southgate is 90 minutes away from completing his eight-year mission to "win the respect of the football world", when a win over Spain in Sunday's Euro 2024 final would finally earn England a slot on the big screen highlights reel.
Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Final - England Training - Blankenhain, Germany - July 13, 2024 England manager Gareth Southgate during training REUTERS/Lee SmithBERLIN : Gareth Southgate is 90 minutes away from completing his eight-year mission to"win the respect of the football world", when a win over Spain in Sunday's Euro 2024 final would finally earn England a slot on the big screen highlights reel.
"We tried to change the mindset from the start, we've tried to be more honest about where we were as a football nation," he said. England have been a slow burn in this one, only really catching fire in the semi-final victory over the Netherlands when they finally delivered an attacking display worthy of their pre-tournament favourites' tag.
"We feel we've started to find that balance. We've looked dangerous, like we could score goals again, and I'm happy where the team were at going into this game." "Of course, it would be a lovely story, but we need to deliver a performance. You have to be in the latter stages of tournaments to be able to learn how to win those big games, and we're learning that. We've come through a lot of big nights now.
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