England manager, Gareth Southgate has come out to say that the negativity towards his management is not healthy for the team. He recently urged supporters to get behind his side for Monday’s UEFA Nations League clash against Germany, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, England had 90,000 people in the stadium recently, so it shows that the supporters are still very much prepared to support their country during important games.
Southgate added that his players have done an unbelievable job for six years now, and he wants them to have more freedom on the pitch going forward.
His words, “We’ve got 90,000 people — the stadium is sold out — so people want to come and see this team play.”
“And that’s because the players have done an unbelievable job for six years. We were on the back of a really difficult time in terms of the relationship with the fans at the start of that journey and slowly we’ve built with the finishes that have been discussed already in this room.”
“Of course, it is not healthy for the team to be having this noise around them. I fully understand that. But it is for me to take responsibility, it is for me to allow them to go and play. I want them to feel freedom. They know we always talk about that around the training ground, on the training pitch, and I would urge the supporters to get behind the team.”
“How they deal with me at the end or whenever, on the phone-ins or wherever else is completely different. But this is their last chance to see the boys before they go to a World Cup and we are all in it together.”
“We can only succeed if we’re all pushing in the same direction and we’ve all got that positive energy towards doing well. What happens to me is irrelevant, frankly. It is about the team. The most important thing is the team and the success of the team.”
“Look, I’m the manager and the results haven’t been at the level we want and require,”
“So no matter what job you have in football, that would be the case.”
“With the national team, that noise will be even louder and widespread and I totally understand that. [I’m] not hiding from that. It’s a situation we aren’t enjoying, not winning football matches, but we have to keep doing the right things every day to keep improving the small bits of our performances that can make the difference.”
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