Shaw has ‘regrets’ about ‘letting Southgate down’ in the past

Manchester United star Luke Shaw has admitted that he has “massive regrets” over pulling out of England camps in the past. A long and successful international career looked on the cards when the then 18-year-old pipped long-serving Ashley Cole to a place at the 2014 World Cup, where he was the youngest player to feature […]

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Southgate: Mount will get praise now Lampard has left Chelsea

England boss Gareth Southgate thinks “everybody will agree” that Mason Mount is an exceptional player now that Thomas Tuchel has picked him at Chelsea and not Frank Lampard. Mount had a good season last year under Lampard, providing five assists for his team-mates and scoring seven goals in his breakthrough Premier League season for Chelsea. […]

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Southgate: England have ‘areas to improve’ after beating Albania

England boss Gareth Southgate was pleased that his side controlled it against Albania but he admitted that they should have killed the game off. There was a slow start as chances were few and far between in the opening half an hour. England were clinical though as they took the lead in the 38th minute. […]

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Southgate sidesteps strange Bellingham comparison to hail teen

England manager Gareth Southgate has praised the “thirst” shown by Jude Bellingham to learn from the experienced members of his squad. The Borussia Dortmund midfielder became England’s third-youngest international of all time when he made his debut last year. Bellingham, 17, also shone during the second half of Thursday’s 5-0 win over San Marino in […]

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Southgate never feared ‘tougher test’ in Albania would be off

Gareth Southgate insists he had no concerns that England’s World Cup qualifier in Albania would be called off and is preparing for a tougher test than San Marino provided last time out. The Three Lions cantered to a 5-0 victory over San Marino on Thursday and will be looking to maintain their winning start to […]

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Southgate issues worrying Henderson injury update

England manager Gareth Southgate has expressed doubt over the fitness of Jordan Henderson going into this summer’s European Championships. Henderson, who underwent groin surgery at the end of February after sustaining an injury in the Merseyside derby, was initially ruled out by Liverpool until ‘at least the March international break’. It now looks as though […]

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Southgate doesn’t deserve ‘unwarranted silo of abuse’…

Keep your mails on England, Gareth Southgate and anything else coming to theeditor@football365.com…   Case for the defence Another international break, another unwarranted silo of abuse for Gareth Southgate. His crime being that he isn’t wanting to cram as many attacking players into the England starting 11 as possible. His other crime being that he may […]

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Southgate praises ‘excellent’ Lingard after San Marino victory

Gareth Southgate has insisted that it is “really pleasing” to see Jesse Lingard back playing with a smile on his face. Four months on from bringing the curtain down on a challenging autumn schedule, the Three Lions kicked off what they hope will be a year to remember with a straightforward first step towards Qatar […]

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Southgate praises Watkins after ‘fairytale’ debut goal

Gareth Southgate has praised Ollie Watkins after the striker scored a ‘fairytale’ goal on his England debut against San Marino. The Aston Villa forward bagged the final goal in a convincing 5-0 victory at Wembley. Earlier on the night, James Ward-Prowse had put Southgate’s men ahead with a sweeping finish in the 14th minute. FEATURE: […]

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Ten unique England XIs that would deliver Euro 2020 glory

England could dominate the Euros with Harry Kane and John Stones, sure. But their tenth possible unique XI features Dominic Solanke, so there   Gareth Southgate would be forgiven for sacking it all off, albeit in his incredibly mild-mannered and amiable fashion, when you consider just how many English footballers actually exist. There are bloody […]

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