Southgate admits Toney 'had the hump' with him for late introduction

Well, I knew Ivan Tony had the hump with me for putting him on. That was the first thing. But I said to him this could be the moment and we showed the players presentation about 1966 and how Jeff Hurst hadn't played until the quarter finals and the difficult route that the team had had. And all along the players that have come into the games have had a big impact. They've been ready, they've trained well and all of the guys that came on played important roles either in creating the goals, studying the ship as a defending at the far post, as a left wing back for a period of it as recons are getting out to stop crosses coming into the box at the end, Conor Gallagher hurling himself around to stop the ball coming into our area where everybody was out on their feet. So that's the spirit that they have and and that they've shown and it's that that's got us over the line today. Clearly in the first half we struggled to get through their pressure. We were too slow moving the ball and they were very compact in their midfield and that's not the first time we've had that problem. Second-half we changed the way we built a little bit and that helped us to get through that first line of pressure a bit better. And I thought for a young team, they showed great patience at moments of the game where the encouragement would have been to get the ball forward earlier and rush decisions. You know, we created a super goal that ends up being disallowed, which is, again, a huge momentum shift at that time. The shot that hits the post. Yeah, of course, in the end, it's an old fashioned long throw that that helps us to get back in the game. And the two players that get the goals, you, you could arguably take off 15 minutes from the end because they looked out on their feet physically. But that's what they're capable of, and that's why we stuck with them. Yeah. Thank you. Hari Tatrian from Romania, Garrett having such a team with phenomenal players, We already have seen them. How does the England show shutter? Describe yourself the game on the field during these four games England is playing and what do you think how much the luck would be on the free Lion side during this tournament? Thank you. Look, we know that we we have a little bit of a problem with our balance without left footed left back. But I have to say Kieran Trippi has done an incredible job and he's doing an incredible job for the team. It it's that playing through the pressure in midfield that is a problem we've had for for a long time really. And we've always tried to find tactical ways of getting around that. Today that took us a while to organise, but I think it was better just after half time And in the end when you have more of the ball and you keep probing than the the opposition tire and you start to have more territory and then you you have the chance of creating an opening like we did. So yeah, it's we want to be better. I'm not going to hide from that. But the spirit and the character was there for everybody to see and we're still in there fighting. Hi Gareth, Paul Joyce from the times. I was just wondering if you could speak a little bit more about the presentation about 1966 and and what he said. Ivan had the hump with you. What did what did he say to you? Anything as you were bringing him on? Or can you just explain a little bit more about that, please? Like I could just tell from his face what he was thinking and I could understand it. You know, I'm putting him on with a minute to go. Any player is going to think, well you know, I've been set for the tournament and you've not used me. But what I said to him was I know, I know this isn't a good time and I know this isn't the right how you'd like it, but there could be the moment. There could be one moment and I think his presence would have unsettled them a bit. And he had a very clever bit of play for the second goal as well. So I think he's just about forgiven me now. In terms of 66, we just wanted to highlight that tournaments take you in strange places and difficult routes. Team wasn't always flying. Team, I'm sure would have been criticized at the start. So it was just a bit of perspective really. We wanted to highlight the value of the squad, the fact that some of the players that you think are going to be in like a Jimmy Greaves that ends up playing a different role and the support of players like Jimmy Armfield. So yeah, it's it's one of the things we've done just to recognize the value of the group. And no, no, no, this was back at Saint George's before we before we started. But you know, we're always referring to these moments because that's that's part of what creates the tournament winning team that we've we've we've got a long way to go. We're we're quarter finals, but we're going to play against a very, very good team. Everybody, I'm sure will still quite understandably be questioning our performances. I understand that. But we've got some some qualities that have kept us in this and that's not to be underestimated. I'm so proud of how the players have stuck together and the leadership they've shown not only on the pitch but back at the base and and that that's hugely important for us.