England manager Gareth Southgate is comfortable with fully focusing on making sure there is a Trafalgar Square party in July after European Championship success rather than worrying about his contract situation. (More Football News)
Southgate has made the conscious decision to put talks over his future on hold despite his current terms with the Football Association being set to expire in December.
Euro 2024 will be the fourth major tournament Southgate has taken charge of as England boss and he is determined to minimise any potential distractions.
바카라I have to deliver in the job I바카라m in, so there바카라s no point in me thinking any further ahead than that,바카라 Southgate insisted.
바카라My focus is delivering the best possible European Championship for England. Since I came to St George바카라s, our target has been being in the final four of things, with the ultimate aim of winning.
바카라If you look at the trajectory of a team, we바카라re at that point where we바카라ve done a lot of the climb and the enjoyable bit and we바카라re at that last bit, really, of winning and getting over the line.
바카라We바카라ve shown the consistency in the world ranking for the last five years, so there바카라s consistency of performances. We have to translate that with the next step now.
바카라That바카라s the challenge I have to accept as well and I바카라m really comfortable with that.
바카라There바카라s no point in speculating about what might happen after the summer.
바카라I think we would have to sit and think about that at the end of the tournament. I바카라m happy to talk about it briefly now, but I바카라m not going to talk about for the whole summer, what바카라s next.
바카라We바카라ve consciously shelved any discussions internally about what might be next, because I think if we had sat and signed a new contract and done that before the tournament, everybody would have said: 바카라Well, you did this with (Fabio) Capello and you should be proving yourself before you sign.바카라
바카라So, look, I바카라m completely relaxed about that and I have no idea where we바카라ll be in the middle of July, other than I hope it바카라s Trafalgar Square and let바카라s get the party on!바카라
On being the one to decide conversations around his contract being put on the back-burner, Southgate added: 바카라Yes, because I think that has the potential to negatively affect the reaction to the team.
바카라The team need the clearest run they can possibly have at this tournament, so my job is to remove pressure from the team where possible.
바카라We바카라ve got to accept some pressure because we바카라re one of the favourites, but, equally, I don바카라t want to put anything additional onto the team.바카라
A key figure in England바카라s hopes of securing a maiden European Championship title is Jude Bellingham, who has enjoyed an excellent debut campaign at Real Madrid.
Bellingham has scored 20 times since a summer switch from Borussia Dortmund, but recently made headlines after he was sent off after he remonstrated with referee Jesus Gil Manzano at the end of a 2-2 draw at Valencia.
Southgate said: 바카라I think with some of the great players that play with a mentality he has, I바카라m thinking (Steven) Gerrard, (Patrick) Vieira and (Roy) Keane, they compete. They don바카라t like losing, they love winning.
바카라They haul the team up by its boots at those moments and they are often on that line. That is often where he is, so the thing that gives him his greatest strength is something he has to make sure he is on the right side of.
바카라He has normally been able to stay controlled in those moments if he바카라s had a yellow card. This is the first time with the sending-off the other day that I can remember him stepping over that. He is a bright boy, he will learn from that.
바카라He is super intelligent and really receptive to learning and taking things in. He바카라s had an incredible season at historically the biggest club in the world. Everyone can argue with if that is still the case but we바카라re very happy to have him.
바카라We love that edge that he has but clearly he has to get that right.바카라
