Euro 2020: England have chance to make history – Gareth Southgate
England’s Euro 2020 game against Germany on Tuesday is an opportunity for his team to “make some history,” says manager Gareth Southgate.
Southgate is hoping to see England into the quarter-finals after reaching the last four of the World Cup in 2018.
The England manager will also be looking to write a new chapter in the England-Germany rivalry.
“The game is probably worthy of more than the second round stage,” he said.
“But then so is Belgium against Portugal and one or two others.
“It’s a great opportunity for this team to make some history and give people memories of England-Germany fixtures for the future, that are a little different to some of the ones they’ve been flooded with over the last few days which mean absolutely nothing to them because they weren’t born.”
There is expected to be a 40,000-strong Wembley crowd for Tuesday’s match.
Germany have won all four knockout matches between the teams since losing the 1966 World Cup final at Wembley.
Southgate admits the idea of ending some of the pain from recent meetings with the Germans is a source of motivation ahead of Tuesday’s big match.
“We’re playing against a very good side. You hear about Germany being this and Germany being that and then you look at the team sheet and see four World Cup winners and about six Champions League winners, so huge big game experience,” he added.
“They won’t fear coming to Wembley. We’ll have to play at our very best. We’ve got to be tactically well prepared, we’ve got to be physically well prepared and psychologically well prepared.”
England have been preparing for a possible penalty shootout and Southgate insists his squad have prepared “as thoroughly as we can.”
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