Southgate comments on Henderson being boo'ed at tonights game which he doesn't understand as he is a committed England player and phenomenally important to the team.
Southgate made tonights match a real challenge for some of the players trying new positions and changed to the way they play all in preparation for the match against Italy on Tuesday.
Southgate made tonights match a real challenge for some of the players trying new positions and changed to the way they play all in preparation for the match against Italy on Tuesday.
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00:00 When you ask your question
00:02 Okay, let's go first
00:07 Hello guys forgive me for getting to this particular point first, but Jordan Henderson was booed when he was substituted
00:18 It seems to be the Saudi thing that's got people upset. What what did you make of it? I
00:24 Really don't understand it
00:29 He's a player who I think 79 caps now for England
00:33 his
00:36 commitment and
00:38 What he's delivered for England is exceptional
00:40 His role within the group on and off the pitch is
00:46 Phenomenally important he's the one that
00:50 You know it's taken the likes of Jude Bellingham under his wing as soon as he came in the squad
00:54 Provides brilliant role model for all of the group
00:58 in his professionalism in his
01:00 Approach to every every part of his work, so
01:04 Yeah
01:06 Some people decided to boo. I really don't understand what that is for
01:11 We've got players in England shirts
01:15 Yeah, come on we play it to the here Tuesday. Let's get behind this team
01:20 It's I know we weren't our best tonight
01:22 But that was due to a lot of changes that we made and we gave the players that we put out there are really difficult
01:28 tasks because to be cohesive with so many changes is tough, but I
01:33 Would just say this is a team that are delivering a lot and they all deserve everybody's support
01:42 Hi Gareth just to follow that up you see anything in this performance that suggests
01:52 He's playing in the lesser league or do you still see him at sort of the same level and if he is playing if it?
01:57 Is a lesser league you feel like you have to pick him just so he's playing in competitive matches with his national team
02:01 No, I mean we
02:05 reviewing all of the games I
02:08 Think he knitted things together he held things together for quite a bit today. There were a lot of
02:17 We didn't have as many physically strong players on the pitch today
02:22 that was the team that we needed to pick to preserve people to
02:27 Give people opportunities
02:29 And so you need
02:31 Leadership we didn't have a lot of experienced leadership on the field. We didn't have a lot of caps on the field so endos
02:37 Influence before the game during the game was was hugely important, and he helped
02:44 Other players to get through the game no question about that
02:48 This question just Andy done
02:55 Jordan Henderson I
02:57 Mean do you think for example that maybe him?
03:01 Promoting the Saudi Arabian bid for the 2034 World Cup might have had an impact in fans minds
03:06 I just that was a good thing for him to do
03:10 What does that got to do with?
03:13 Supporting a guy that's wearing an England shirt
03:15 They just might not agree with his principles
03:18 well
03:21 Yeah
03:25 I don't really know where we're heading with everything
03:28 I'm hugely impressed with the
03:33 Impeccable values and decisions that everybody in our country is making then
03:41 Yeah clearly
03:46 Yeah, I don't understand it. I know what's created it, and I know
03:52 Why it's happened?
03:54 But it defies logic to me that you would that you would
04:01 Give a player who's playing and putting his heart and soul into playing for England
04:07 Why why bury him how is that gonna help him or help the team?
04:11 Gareth hi
04:14 Were you pleased that the the pre-match minute silence and the respect paid towards the victims of Israel and Palestine?
04:22 all passed sort of successfully as it were without any interruptions and
04:27 Just also are you aware that the affairs also received some quite heavy criticism from the Israeli FA?
04:32 In terms of the not lighting the arch and other things
04:35 I was really pleased that
04:39 That the
04:43 Moment of silence was respected
04:46 It's a bit of an indictment on society that
04:49 We're all standing holding our breath on any of those things whenever we're at football grounds
04:54 Around the country so make of that what we will
04:58 No I wasn't aware that there'd been criticism from the Israeli FA
05:06 What did you like about tonight's performance I mean
05:13 You won the game a lot of changes must have been things that you saw in there that you you also can take positives from
05:19 Yeah, I mean, I think I think
05:21 Two debutants so important first steps for them. I mean Levi is a young defender. We know
05:28 He's he's not
05:31 a left-back
05:33 First choice, but he's filling his filling that slot for his club
05:39 what we tried to do is start with the team where everybody was pretty much in the roles they're playing with their clubs so that
05:44 It was as smooth as it could be
05:47 But in the knowledge that we didn't have a lot of caps on the field. We didn't have a lot of leadership
05:52 Normally, we'd be putting one or two of those lads in with a lot more experience and a lot more continuity
05:58 so it was extremely hard for that group of players and
06:02 It was completely understandable. We weren't as cohesive and we knew that was a risk
06:09 I thought at times we would use the ball better than we did
06:12 but we didn't so
06:15 And then out of possession again
06:18 when you're not used to working together as a group and
06:22 The pressure is not quite right teams can can play through you and you can look vulnerable on the break. So
06:28 Yeah, I thought
06:34 Ollie in particular. I thought his movement was good. He
06:38 Did well for his chance where he went around the keeper that was cleared off the line
06:42 He was in absolutely the right position to take his chance with the goal
06:46 Trent we wanted to look at in the position. He's playing his club
06:52 Difficult for him to find space in there tonight in the end
06:56 he
07:00 Found more space dropping just to the side of the block rather than in there. I think at times that's a learning process
07:05 He's going through drifting into that midfield and finding the space and then when we popped him in there
07:12 for the last 20 minutes is one of the two in there, I thought him and Calvin found better angles and
07:18 With the quality of John and Kieran coming on with the ball as well. We use the ball much better. We had
07:23 complete or more complete control to the game, so
07:29 30 minutes for John Stones was also very important for us to get him onto the pitch
07:33 We're managing that recovery carefully. We're
07:37 Combining really well with his club on all of that, but he's he's a world-class player and it was great to get him
07:45 up and running
07:48 Hi, I just wanted to ask what you thought of Louis Stonks performance and whether you see him perhaps being a kind of long-term
07:56 partner to John Stones in the future
07:59 I think he he did some things very well. I mean his clearance off the line was critical and he's
08:07 When he's defending his box, he is swashbuckling like that, you know, he holds his body in and he gets important blocks
08:14 At times he used the ball. Well, you know, he
08:17 He is composed. He's
08:21 Developed so much as a player since he was last with us with with Graham and then with Roberto the work that they're doing
08:28 So, you know, he's he's taken good step four steps forward in the two games. He's played
08:35 Three more questions left
08:43 Hi guys, sorry to go back to Jordan, but I think you said in an earlier answer
08:46 You said I know what's created it and I know why it's happened
08:51 What created it and why did it happen? No, there's nothing to be gained by
08:55 Going over it really we are where we are
08:58 I've spoken and said what I've said that that's it. Thanks James
09:06 Hi
09:16 What the key tactical decisions that you believe contributed to England's victory today
09:21 I
09:24 don't think it was a win because of
09:27 How we played we had enough quality on the pitch to be able to create a couple of
09:34 important moments
09:37 but you know, we know that
09:39 all the changes the
09:43 Experience of the team. It was really tough for the players that played set them a really difficult challenge. So
09:49 It was great that they got the win it was important to keep winning because
09:55 if we if we lose the game or you give a goal away at the end then you leave here on a bit of a
10:00 Low and it sets the game up now with Italy
10:04 Which is you know in the end?
10:07 It's very hard to prepare it the squad when they know
10:11 Ultimately this week really is about the Italy game and it's impossible to dress that up any other way. So
10:18 But for the players that played for some of them their Wembley debut for some of them their England debut
10:24 Massively important nights for them finish your Simon peach here
10:29 Just just following up on the Italy game one
10:37 Do you have any knocks or anything that you're dealing with and then - how are you?
10:41 How are you seeing that match a few days out and how important is it for everyone to be together as one on Tuesday?
10:47 Yeah
10:50 no, I mean some of the players are training now on the pitch, but
10:53 When I left the dressing room no issues, which is great. That was another priority for tonight
10:59 Italy
11:03 Look revitalized under Spoletti. They were excellent against Ukraine last month
11:07 if
11:09 They're a top. They're a top ten nation. We've we've talked about these top ten games and the importance of them the challenge of them
11:16 We have the chance to qualify for the European Championships with two games to spare
11:23 but also it's a great test of where we are as a team and
11:26 Yeah, it's a challenge. We're really looking forward to
11:30 Thanks guys, we'll end it there.
11:32 Thank you.
11:33 Thank you.