England midfielder Conor Gallagher believes Gareth Southgate deserves more credit than he has received, after becoming the first England men's team manager to get to two major finals.
The ‘Three Lions’ have reached Sunday’s Euro 2024 showpiece against Spain after a much-criticised start to the campaign which saw them win just one game of their first four games within 90 minutes, a 1-0 win over Serbia in their opening Group C fixture.
England required a dramatic 95th-minute overhead kick from star midfielder Jude Bellingham to prevent a last-16 elimination at the hands of Slovakia and edged past Switzerland on penalties in Saturday’s quarter-final in Dusseldorf.
Some fans threw empty beer cups at Southgate after the final group game, a 0-0 draw with Slovenia.
But the team stepped up a level against the Netherlands in Wednesday’s dramatic last minute 2-1 victory, which sent them to their second successive European Championship final.
Three years ago they lost to Italy on penalties in the Covid-delayed Euro 2020 final, in Wembley Stadium, their home ground.
To date the only major trophy England men have won is the 1966 World Cup final, again at Wembley, under Sir Alf Ramsey.
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