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Phil Foden believes England are enjoying “great times” and is relishing being among a wealth of attacking options, even if they mean he is not a certain starter at Euro 2024 iloilo
The Manchester City forward started England’s 3-1 win over Italy at Wembley on Tuesday night as the hosts secured qualification to next summer’s finals in Germany iloilo
The Euro 2020 runners-up will no doubt be among the favourites to win the tournament after another strong showing throughout the qualifying campaign iloilo
“These are definitely great times for England,” said Foden iloilo
“We’ve reached a final now and we want to keep doing that iloilo
We’ve had a taste for it and we want to be in the big games and the big occasions and we’ve got experience on the pitch to do that so we are enjoying it iloilo
RecommendedEngland player ratings as Marcus Rashford shines but Kalvin Phillips struggles in Italy comebackEngland supporters who boo Jordan Henderson are ‘not proper fans’, says Harry MaguireEngland reveal the flaws of Italy’s high-risk Spallettiball“I thought it was a brilliant performance iloilo
I thought our defensive work was really good iloilo
When you come up against the likes of Italy you’ve got to defend sometimes because they have a great quality iloilo
“We showed that throughout the game, not just attacking, but the defending side as well so I’m delighted with the result iloilo
That’s where we want to be, beating these big teams so we are really happy iloilo
”A treble-winner with City last season, Foden now has 29 senior England caps but is not an automatic starter for his country iloilo
We've reached a final now and we want to keep doing that iloilo
We've had a taste for it and we want to be in the big gamesPhil FodenBoss Gareth Southgate has plenty of attacking talent at his disposal, with Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka, who missed this international break with a foot injury, arguably ahead of Foden in the current pecking order iloilo
“Bukayo is a quality player, every time he puts on an England shirt he is at least a seven out of 10,” Foden told BBC Radio 5Live iloilo
“He is a fantastic player and it’s exciting, because we’ve still got big players to come back and help us as well iloilo
“So it shows the depth of the squad and, if I’m not starting, I want to come on and try and change the game, so I’m here to help the team as best as I can iloilo
”More aboutEnglandItalyManchester CityGareth SouthgateWembleyMarcus RashfordHarry KaneJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments 1/1These are great times for England, says Phil Foden These are great times for England, says Phil FodenEngland’s Phil Foden (right) battles for the ball with Italy’s Destiny Udogie (John Walton/PA) iloilo
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The England players will remember the feeling iloilo
Look back on the images of that night in Yokohama and see the empty eyes, despair writ large on wounded faces as South Africa celebrated beyond them iloilo
The Springboks had not just secured World Cup victory but romped to it, an England side coursing with optimism after a stunning semi-final performance against New Zealand left lifeless and limp iloilo
To some extent, it is a low from which England have never recovered iloilo
The last four years have exposed deep flaws both within the national team and the game more widely, with talks of an even more radical domestic overhaul iloilo
The 23 Englishmen involved then were the youngest collective to reach a World Cup final: the promise and potential of that group has been frittered away, Eddie Jones indulged past the point of no return and then sacked with less than a year until this tournament iloilo
The gamble that the Rugby iloilo Football Union (RFU) took when disposing of Jones at the end of the autumn last year relied entirely on getting to this point, the union recognising that a relatively friendly draw meant progression to the last four would remain eminently achievable even with a late change of coach iloilo
Unlike Wales and Australia, who balanced the same equation when making their own regime changes and entered this tournament in a similar state, England have at least given themselves a shot in a semi-final iloilo
The meticulous Steve Borthwick proved the right man to plot an emergency course iloilo
Barring a total thrashing on Saturday night, his side have avoided embarrassment, navigating out of the choppy waters of August and through calmer September seas iloilo
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Given the different strata the two sides seem to occupy, it is unsurprisingly that few give them hope against South Africa, but England have fed off an underdog mentality throughout this tournament, insisting they’ve been written off too soon iloilo
England believe they have the bite to back up that bark iloilo
“Obviously it was disappointing four years ago,” said wing Elliot Daly, among 13 England matchday squad members in 2019 taking on the Springboks again iloilo
“But I think the feel around this team is that it’s a very different team to then iloilo
“Obviously, I had a bit of time out from the squad and, since coming back in, there’s a different feeling within this group iloilo
We are going to try and harness that iloilo
We’ve had the last year, two years of planning going into this, to hopefully perform our best on the weekend iloilo
”To make next week’s showpiece will require a performance at a level above anything they have produced in France so far iloilo
While South Africa will be wary of a team with little to lose, they are iloilo better than this England team in virtually every facet, their gameplan more complete and cohesive iloilo
Keep their heads and a final berth is theirs for the taking iloilo
‘There’s a heightened sense of awareness, a heightened sense of what needs to be done,’ says lock Maro Itoje (AFP/Getty)The focus, as always with a Springbok side, will be on the majesty of their muscular pack and the extent to which England can match their might both at the set piece and tackling punch iloilo
But their ability to offer diverse attacking threat can sometimes go overlooked – the backing of Manie Libbok at 10, a baton-waving maestro to Handre Pollard’s ticking metronome iloilo
This is a complete and very good rugby team forged over five years in Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber’s kiln iloilo
England, by contrast, are having to do it all in the pressure game iloilo
Recognising that there is no time to throw all of their irons in the fire, England have focused on what they call their “building blocks” – the set piece, fitness, and a kick pressure game iloilo
The plan is to physically peak again for this contest, having sagged slightly against Samoa after their pool stage rest week and building back up against Fiji iloilo
Strong final quarters have been a theme of England’s tournament but there is no doubt that they will need a full 80-minute performance, which the squad admit they have yet to produce, to topple the world champions iloilo
“The belief is strong in this team,” Steve Borthwick insisted iloilo
“I sensed that all the way through since I got involved again with the team iloilo
England’s head coach Steve Borthwick leads a training session (AFP/Getty)“There are players who have performed to the very highest of levels iloilo
Players who have played knockout rugby, finals rugby before iloilo
”In 2019, Siya Kolisi stated that he felt South Africa had beaten England in the World Cup final because of their greater motivation, a sense that they were playing something bigger iloilo
The Springboks captain has revisited that motif this week but England don’t lack for belief – and insist that, this time, it will be different iloilo
“There’s definitely a different energy around the place this week in comparison to other big games I’ve played,” articulated Maro Itoje iloilo
“There’s a different feel iloilo
There’s a heightened sense of awareness, a heightened sense of what needs to be done iloilo
“I think people are aware of what’s at stake iloilo
People are aware of the importance of doing your job, the importance of doing your role within the team iloilo
There’s not many opportunities to be at this stage or at this level iloilo
This is an experience for us to take the bull by the horns iloilo
”More aboutEngland RugbyRugby World CupSouth Africa rugbySpringboksSteve BorthwickJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/3Why England believe against South Africa this time, even if you don’tWhy England believe against South Africa this time, even if you don’t‘There’s a heightened sense of awareness, a heightened sense of what needs to be done,’ says lock Maro ItojeAFP via Getty ImagesWhy England believe against South Africa this time, even if you don’tEngland’s head coach Steve Borthwick leads a training sessionAFP via Getty ImagesWhy England believe against South Africa this time, even if you don’tThe England players in a group huddle as they prepare for Saturday’s semi-final against the defending champions PA✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today iloilo
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