Sterling is worth coming first – AS.com

Two wins and a draw can lead to error, but above all they lead to the round of 16. England are not a roller, but rather a lukewarm team, capable of giving away a sensational part and a disappointing part. But he has those sensational 45 minutes. He is missing Kane, who still has not landed in the Eurocup, but at least he has Sterling, who scored again to rescue another three points that make the Three Lions first in the group. In eighths, the second of the group of death. Southgate has work, and a lot, if he wants to take down one of the coconuts.

England plays well, but does not play consistently. He plays the attack, fluid and with a lot of self-confidence, but also leaves too many spaces and it is not very forceful in the back even though it has not yet fitted in, something that a team like the Czech Republic failed to exploit but that others like Germany or France will certainly not miss. However, that joy in his football allowed Sterling to send a ball to the post as soon as he started and, later, thanks to a caracoleo and a good cross from Grealish, to open the scoring.

From there, the Czechs grew, and even for much of the first half it seemed that the draw was close, especially thanks to a fantastic shot by Soucek, always incisive. In the second, however, with both teams already aware that qualifying was in their hands, the pace fell irretrievably, and Southgate took the opportunity to do the odd experiment in the run-up to the playoffs.

Henderson, who had one canceled, entered the break for Rice, who was playing a great game, while Bellingham debuted at 17 in a great tournament and Jadon Sancho finally had the opportunity he has earned at Dortmund. Although the English coach tried to keep Kane on the field to finally get wet in a European Championship, something he has never achieved, the still Tottenham forward was not able to plug in.

Šilhavý: “We can surprise you”

Having secured a place in the round of 16, where they can face Spain, the Czech coach, Jaroslav Šilhavý, has ensured that, in one match, they can surprise any team.

Problems in attack because only Schick marks.

I wouldn't say it's a problem, I don't think we played that badly, just that we played against England. From now on we will face teams of this style. We are capable of surprising, that's for sure.

You are going to face the Netherlands or the leader of the group from Spain.

Right now, almost all teams are at the same level, but in a game, no matter how much it is against a big one, we can achieve anything.

Do we just have Schick?

Well, look at England, where only Sterling has scored despite all the stars they have. And hey, if Schick scores in all the games and that is enough for us to pass, then welcome.

What did you say to your players at halftime?

I told them they had to stop Sterling, and to do that, they had to take away spaces. That is why in the first half he was able to hit the stick and then he also ended up scoring. England wanted spaces.

Didn't you consider doing rotations?

We did not have qualification in hand, we had to put everything possible on the field.

Southgate: “We are not fluent, but sometimes we seem like a good team”

The English coach attended the ITV network after England's 1-0 victory over the Czech Republic with which they entered the round of 16 as group winners. “We started the games very well, having possession of the ball. Yesterday we tried some things in training, but the players have known how to adapt. Without the ball we have changed what we have been doing, because the players have changed. All the credit to the players. players for the game they played “, Southgate said. “The Czechs are a great team. They move the ball very well and it is difficult to overcome them. We have to give more, that's for sure. We haven't scored from set pieces yet, and I know people laughed at us because we only scored like that. They are plays. vital in big games, so we have to improve there. We are not fluid, but there are times when we seem like a good team. “

The English coach praised Bukayo Saka, a first-time Euro starter and player of the match, and said they have been impressed by his level throughout the month of concentration. “He was excellent in the Middlesbrough friendlies and today we liked him both with the ball and without him. Every time he received the ball tonight he was fantastic.” Now England will face the second classified in Group F, a match they will play at Wembley. “All of our next games will be different. There are many positive things that we are doing. For example, we are giving minutes to many players. Today has been 90 minutes for Harry Maguire, 45 for Jordan Henderson. It is a step forward.”, he pointed. On the fact of playing at Wembley, as in all three group stage games, Southgate said it is “great” that there are going to be more spectators. “” Who knows if that will be good or bad. We wanted to win the group and stay at Wembley and we did it. Now we have to wait to see who we play against. “- EFE