I think the players are thinking I don t want to be the one that makes a mistake Danny Mills identifies main problem with England under Gareth Southgate at the moment
I think the players are thinking I don t want to be the one that makes a mistake – Danny Mills identifies main problem with England under Gareth Southgate at the moment × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Football UEFA Nations League 2022-23 News
A simple ball over Walker gets Italy in. Raspadori takes a lovely touch to set up the chance and plants a fantastic finish into the far corner.96047GOAL! Italy 1-0 England (Raspadori, 68) A simple ball over Walker gets Italy in. Raspadori takes a lovely touch to set up the chance and plants a fantastic finish into the far corner. https://t.co/RzJTsVVVjF Expressing his opinion on the setup, Danny Mills stated that the tactician made his decision based on the players' form. The Englishman said on Sky Sports: “There's always this talk about Gareth has to pick certain players that are in form. The players that he picked in Milan were the players that were pretty much in better form for their clubs or out of necessity because there was no one else in those positions." He added: “Tonight is maybe a bit more of a free hit, relegation is done and dusted. I think players have to go out there and play with a bit of freedom, formations and tactics don't necessarily win you games; players give you good performances." Mills went on to explain that England's main problem is that they are unwilling to take risks with the ball: “What I've seen from the last three or four performances, they look to be playing within themselves, in a shell. A little bit like the old England where players were maybe afraid to make mistakes where players didn't play the same way they did for their club." talkSPORT@talkSPORT? Laura: “Why do we look so flat?”
Ally: “Clearly the reason is because the Nations League games don’t matter.”
Ally: “If England don’t qualify for the big tournaments, that’s the real problem!”
Ally McCoist believes the #NationsLeague for #ENG doesn’t matter ??????696? Laura: “Why do we look so flat?” Ally: “Clearly the reason is because the Nations League games don’t matter.” Ally: “If England don’t qualify for the big tournaments, that’s the real problem!”Ally McCoist believes the #NationsLeague for #ENG doesn’t matter ?????? https://t.co/ZbwtHITGZK He continued: “I think the players are thinking 'I don't want to be the one that makes a mistake, I don’t want to take a risk'. I think at the moment, we are playing safe football, it's up to those players to get out there and be expressive. Look, Gareth isn't going out there and saying 'play safe, be negative, don't take shots, don't take people on, don't score goals'."
I think the players are thinking I don t want to be the one that makes a mistake – Danny Mills identifies main problem with England under Gareth Southgate at the moment
By Jidonu Mauyon Modified 26 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share England manager - Gareth Southgate. England endured another disappointing outing on Friday, suffering a 1-0 defeat to Italy in the UEFA Nations League. Following the setback, former Leeds United defender Danny Mills has identified what is going wrong with Gareth Southgate's men at the moment. Southgate used the 3-4-3 formation against Italy in Milan. Kyle Walker, Eric Dier, and Harry Maguire made up the backline, with Reece James and Bukayo Saka deployed as wing-backs. Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice played in midfield while the trio of Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane, and Phil Foden made up the attack. Sky Sports News@SkySportsNewsGOAL! Italy 1-0 England (Raspadori, 68)A simple ball over Walker gets Italy in. Raspadori takes a lovely touch to set up the chance and plants a fantastic finish into the far corner.96047GOAL! Italy 1-0 England (Raspadori, 68) A simple ball over Walker gets Italy in. Raspadori takes a lovely touch to set up the chance and plants a fantastic finish into the far corner. https://t.co/RzJTsVVVjF Expressing his opinion on the setup, Danny Mills stated that the tactician made his decision based on the players' form. The Englishman said on Sky Sports: “There's always this talk about Gareth has to pick certain players that are in form. The players that he picked in Milan were the players that were pretty much in better form for their clubs or out of necessity because there was no one else in those positions." He added: “Tonight is maybe a bit more of a free hit, relegation is done and dusted. I think players have to go out there and play with a bit of freedom, formations and tactics don't necessarily win you games; players give you good performances." Mills went on to explain that England's main problem is that they are unwilling to take risks with the ball: “What I've seen from the last three or four performances, they look to be playing within themselves, in a shell. A little bit like the old England where players were maybe afraid to make mistakes where players didn't play the same way they did for their club." talkSPORT@talkSPORT? Laura: “Why do we look so flat?”
Ally: “Clearly the reason is because the Nations League games don’t matter.”
Ally: “If England don’t qualify for the big tournaments, that’s the real problem!”
Ally McCoist believes the #NationsLeague for #ENG doesn’t matter ??????696? Laura: “Why do we look so flat?” Ally: “Clearly the reason is because the Nations League games don’t matter.” Ally: “If England don’t qualify for the big tournaments, that’s the real problem!”Ally McCoist believes the #NationsLeague for #ENG doesn’t matter ?????? https://t.co/ZbwtHITGZK He continued: “I think the players are thinking 'I don't want to be the one that makes a mistake, I don’t want to take a risk'. I think at the moment, we are playing safe football, it's up to those players to get out there and be expressive. Look, Gareth isn't going out there and saying 'play safe, be negative, don't take shots, don't take people on, don't score goals'."