England is one of the biggest favourites for the trophy at the upcoming EURO 2024. Hence, it’s normal that the German media were exceptionally interested in the Three Lions’ delegation upon arriving in the host country of the continental championship . The first one to talk to the press was the manager Gareth Southgate, who made some interesting statements regarding the following tournament, and especially his future on the national team’s bench.”If we don’t win, I probably won’t be here anymore, so maybe it is the last chance. I think around half the national coaches leave after a tournament – that’s the nature of international football. I’ve been here almost eight years now and we’ve come close. You can’t constantly put yourself in front of the public and say, “A little more please,” as at some point people lose faith. If we want to be a great team and I want to be a top coach, you must deliver in big moments,” said England coach to Bild.Last chance saloon for Gareth Southgate at Euro 2024… 👀 pic.twitter.com/P7nELP8uAp— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) June 11, 2024 This statement is somewhat surprising, especially considering that his contract expires only in December since the English Football Association (FA) deliberately gave him six more months in order to have time to think about his future. Nevertheless, according to some information, FA’s leading people are keen on offering Southgate a new contract extension so that he could lead the national team at the 2026 World Cup. We’ll see how they’ll react to the 53-year-old’s plan.You’d never guess which Premier League club is most represented in England’s EURO 2024 squadThe FA relies on the fact that national team coach had already considered leaving the bench once, after England was knocked out by France in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup, but he was eventually persuaded to stay. Furthermore, Southgate has recently been mentioned as Erik ten Hag’s successor at Manchester United, so perhaps that could also be the reason for his decision to leave the national team. However, the Englishman didn’t want to comment on those rumours.”I have to deliver a successful tournament for England and there’s enough work involved in that. I think everybody would expect that’s where my focus should be. There will always be speculation about managers because if you lose a couple of games, you’re in trouble – you win a couple of games and it is a different agenda, but for me, it Euro 2024 is a brilliant opportunity. We’re looking forward to the tournament. My focus is on how do we go a step further than we went in the last Euros,” Southgate told the BBC last month.##NAJAVA_MECA_8154723##
