Liverpool’s press has been weakened this season, exposing their right-back – and Southgate knows it could happen with EnglandNonessential shops are reopening, fans are returning to stadiums, and English football has developed an unhelpful monomania in …
England manager wants to make only ‘football decisions’Southgate concedes transfer talk will go on during Euro 2020Gareth Southgate has stressed the importance of discipline off the pitch after Leicester’s James Maddison dashed his slim hopes of making…
Our resident cartoonist on the right-back debate between Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville and one hero that is willing to risk it allDoing some online shopping? Why not buy yourself a Squires?And take a look through David’s archive treasure trove Conti…
Our resident cartoonist on the right-back debate between Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville and one hero that is willing to risk it allDoing some online shopping? Why not buy yourself a Squires?And take a look through David’s archive treasure trove Conti…
Midfielder likely to be out for at least three weeksAbsence a major blow for West Ham’s Champions League hopesWest Ham’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League have suffered a major blow after losing Declan Rice to a knee injury, also placing the…
Liverpool player ‘standout right-back in world’ for two seasons‘England must have an extremely good squad,’ says managerJürgen Klopp has questioned Gareth Southgate’s decision to omit Trent Alexander-Arnold from England’s recent World Cup qualifiers, i…
Manager may opt for 4-3-3 rather than 3-4-3 at tournamentSmall number of Scotland fans will be able to travel to WembleyGareth Southgate has suggested he will name no more than eight defenders in his squad for Euro 2020 as he works out how best to acco…
The final games have been played before squads are named for the finals, so where do the teams lie and who is set for a call-up?What did the manager learn from these three games? The major take-away was the viability of a return to 4-3-3. Gareth Southg…
Southgate has proven to be a master of managing expectation and criticism of his methods evokes memories of Alf RamseyWe. Want. Goals. It is easy to forget that when England won their only international trophy they did so against an early chorus of une…
England manager says focus has been on eradicating mistakes‘The pleasing thing was John regained his composure quickly’Gareth Southgate praised John Stones for showing resilience after the centre-back recovered from a costly error and helped England to…
Forward was England’s sole figure running with real purpose against Poland– but his game is still a little misunderstoodWith 58 minutes gone at Wembley, the score 1-0, and all sense of attacking pep drained from England’s fuel cells, an important life …
Declan Rice and Raheem Sterling shone but it was a tougher night for John Stones and goalkeeper Nick PopeNick Pope Powerless to stop Poland’s leveller. Concerns over his distribution persist after a shaky early clearance. 5Kyle Walker Defensively sound…
John Stones winced and raised a hand in apology. It was a horror moment and the central defender could not hide, a lapse that presented Poland with an equaliser to shock England and set all kinds of dark thoughts in train.He was turned back towards the…
Updates from the 7.45pm BST game at WembleyClockwatch: Scotland, Spain and Germany in actionAnd feel free to email scott.murray@theguardian.com 9.14pm BST 71 min: Poland have visibly grown in confidence. Mount tries to brush Krychowiak off the ball and…
Updates from the 7.45pm BST game at WembleyClockwatch: Scotland, Spain and Germany in actionAnd feel free to email scott.murray@theguardian.com 9.14pm BST 71 min: Poland have visibly grown in confidence. Mount tries to brush Krychowiak off the ball and…
England manager searches for balance and wary of Poland on Wednesday despite absence of their star man When Paulo Sousa, the new Poland manager, feared that Robert Lewandowski would miss the World Cup qualifier against England at Wembley because of cor…
Manager cites successes of Venables era before Poland match‘If we don’t defend well we won’t win big games,’ says SouthgateGareth Southgate has said England stand no chance of winning big matches and tournaments if they fail to find the right balance b…
