Phil Foden admits he has a made a ‘slow start’ to Euro 2024 personally but he is ‘growing into the tournament’ and the best is yet to come from England too.
“The aim is to keep growing and building on our performances,” he told BBC Radio Five Live. “I think you’ve seen it as well in the last game, our pressing was unbelievable – so much better than the other games.
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“Hopefully going into the Netherlands game you can see the same things, pressing high, a lot of attacks, a lot of possession. That’s how I see this England side playing, a dominant side.
“I feel like there’s so many gears to go, I feel like we can get so much better. That’s a big positive because we’re still reaching the semi-final.
“It just shows even when we’re not playing at our best that we can grind out results, which is nice to see.”
‘Win it for Gareth’
Foden said members of the squad were keen to beat Switzerland for Southgate on his 100th game in charge, adding: “It was a big achievement for him. A few of the lads were saying we wanna do it for him and win the game. Gareth being Gareth he didn’t make it about himself, he said that’s the least relevant thing.
“To win in the way we did, it gives us that extra confidence and that togetherness that we need. And for Gareth to share that moment with the fans was special.
“Gareth has built off the field a real togetherness and a real family. I feel like you can see that on the pitch. We push each other on the pitch. We never give up until the final whistle. It just shows the bond that we have.”
Foden said he thinks the signs are good that he and Jude Bellingham are compatible in twin attacking roles behind Harry Kane.
“I feel like that last game there was a lot of improvement,” he said. “Me and Jude linking up well, changing positions as well. I know it’s big…
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Publish date : 2024-07-08 18:24:12
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