England manager Gareth Southgate said reaching the finals of Euro 2024 has a “different feel” as his side prepare for the tournament decider against Spain. The Three Lions will be hoping to go one better in this year’s final after losing to Italy on penalties in 2021. Southgate said England will need to be “tactically close to perfection” to beat Spain in Berlin on Sunday.
“We’re in a different moment now as a team, two tournaments and a lot more experience in big games,” Southgate told the BBC.
“It’s a little more normal for us. That statement in itself is probably a bit ridiculous given our history.”
Southgate, who took over in 2016 after serving as the Football Association’s head of elite development and England manager, said his experience in a national setting had given him an appreciation of what it means for England to perform well on the world stage .