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EURO 2024: Gareth Southgate is his ‘own biggest critic’

England coach Gareth Southgate said he is his ‘own biggest critic’ amid the criticism of his team’s EURO 2024 performance.

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Southgate is his ‘own biggest critic’

England received backlash for their underwhelming performances in their last two outings against Serbia and Denmark.

Even former England captain Gary Lineker said last Thursday’s draw with Denmark as “s—“.

Despite the vitriol, Southgate remains focused on leading his squad in the tournament.

“That is the world we are in. I am oblivious to it. It is not important to me at all. What is important to me is that I’ve got to guide this group of players confidently through the terrain that is a tournament.”

“We are a high-profile team with expectations. We fully understand everything we do will be scrutinised, so I am very comfortable living that life and I don’t need to engage in external because I am my own biggest critic, I think our players are as well,” Southgate added.

“So there is nothing to be gained from us that is going to help improve us listening to external criticism.”

The Three Lions advanced in the Round-of-16 after Spain defeated Albania in Group B on Monday.

Blocking off social media helps

The England boss previously mentioned that he blocks all the noise from social media.

It’s a much-needed practice for Southgate, as he remains focused on leading his side to a EURO title.

“The great thing about being in this job for a long time is I’ve managed to realise how to manage myself in the best way. So a few years ago I would’ve read things. I would’ve listened to things and it would’ve saddened me and it would’ve taken energy from me.

“Now I have to cut myself off from it. I can’t put myself in that position because you lose focus and you lose what’s important. It gives me great perspective. It allows me to be, hopefully as I appear now with the team, they can see that in actual fact we’re just thinking about how we improve things.

“We are composed in what we are trying to do. We never duck where we are as a team. I don’t think any of you would ever have heard me say anything about any of our performances that was inaccurate or overly glossy. We are determined to progress so none of those things will change.”