Southgate’s squad has two halves - a formidable attack and a doubtful defence
England manager Gareth Southgate walking past the Henri Delaunay Trophy following his team's defeat to Italy in the Euro 2020 Championship final at Wembley Stadium, London, on July 11th, 2021. Photograph: John Sibley/pool/Getty ImagesThere’s a chance this is not the question you’ve been asking yourself all week but then think of September 7th, 5pm, Lansdowne Road and Ireland’s next competitive fixture is the Nations League opener against England.
Scotland's Che Adams and England's Marc Guehi during an international friendly at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on September 12th, 2023. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA Wire England's Declan Rice. The team's defensive uncertainty makes him all the more significant for Southgate. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA Wire Were these a five-a-side Euros confidence in England would be much easier to justify; was Irish football to possess even one of them there would be the zip of excitement.
But he was injured in the quarter-final win against Belgium, and while Italy got over the line in penalties at Wembley in the final the depth of quality was revealed when Italy then failed to reach the 2024 World Cup. Second to Switzerland in their group, Italy lost a play-off to North Macedonia. As a long-term judgment changed from the in-play perspective, the Euros felt distant and less impressive.
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