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Gareth Southgate has conceded his honeymoon period as England manager is over and admitted the decision to rest so many players for the team�s final World Cup group game has left him open to criticism should the knockout tie with Colombia be lost. The England players had accepted Southgate�s plan to make eight changes for the game against Belgium in Kaliningrad, where they were beaten 1-0, with the manager making a point of taking his captain, Harry Kane, to one side to explain his reasoning. The defeat has actually dropped England into a potentially more favourable side of the draw but, with momentum checked, Colombia represent awkward opponents in Tuesday�s last-16 tie in Moscow.  Had England won against Belgium they would have topped the section and faced Japan, ranked 61 in the world, in Rostov on Monday. �I think whoever we played we believe we�re capable of beating [them],� said http://www.ravensshopfootballonline.com/Authentic-Jimmy-Smith-Jersey Southgate. �And whoever we play, in a one-off game, is capable of beating us. But we had to make a decision Paul Thompson Womens Jersey we felt gave us the best opportunity preparing the whole squad for that game, and that�s what we tried to do. �Of James van Riemsdyk Youth jersey course, if we don�t win, I understand people would say whatever about the Belgium match as well. But, for me, that was the right thing to do and you�ve got to take decisions you believe are the right ones. �Maybe I have put more pressure on myself, maybe I haven�t. That is the least of my concerns. The most important thing for me is that the players are in the best physical condition for the game on Tuesday. I don�t think, mentally, we lose anything because they know we�ve made changes and they know Belgium weren�t their full team as well. �So, we�re in to big matches where margins will http://www.officialcalgaryflames.com/Adidas-TJ-Brodie-Jersey be fine and judgment on me will be extremely Grant Hill Womens Jersey harsh. That�s why we�re here. We want to be in those games. To be trying to win a first knockout game for 12 years is exciting. We�ve got the chance to be the team that changes that. It�s one of the reasons why we did what we did [against Belgium], to give ourselves the best possible opportunity of doing that. I wasn�t so comfortable with the love-in in the buildup to Belgium, to be honest, so it�s nice that there�s a little bit of an edge back.� England have won only two World Cup knockout games since 1990 � against Denmark in 2002 and Ecuador in 2006 � but Southgate is convinced the decision to grant all but Jordan Pickford, John Stones and, after the break, Harry Maguire, an evening off in Kaliningrad will ensure his first-choice selection are fresh for the tie at the Spartak Stadium. He is expected to revert to the lineup that defeated Tunisia in the opening Group G fixture on Tuesday against Colombia, with Dele Alli fit to return in place of Ruben Loftus-Cheek. The manager had spoken to Kane, still the tournament�s leading scorer with five goals, to explain the strategy. �I felt the need to sit with him but he was brilliant, absolutely brilliant,� said Southgate. �He totally understood, 100% team first. He said: �Look, I know everyone says Justin Coleman Womens Jersey I want the Golden Boot. Of course it�s something I want to do. But the main thing is getting the http://www.officialseahawkslockerroom.com/elite-rasheem-green-jersey team through the first knockout.� He was excellent on that, showed real leadership and understanding of the big picture. �There is something about tournament strategy that�s important. You have to be bold enough to accept that might come with questions at times but, if we believe it�s the right thing, stand by it. We have seen it in other tournaments with junior teams. When they have had an opportunity to play everyone, they have done. �The harmony of the group is really important. You get players going into training knowing they have played in a World Cup. There is a big difference as a player going home knowing you can say that. No matter how much praise I give them for the way they are training, unless you can get them on the field it doesn�t feel the same for a player.� wholesale jerseys from china cheap nfl jerseys wholesale nfl jerseys cheap jerseys wholesale nfl jerseys wholesale nfl jerseys cheap jerseys |
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