Southgate: We were tired of this, and I had a funny feeling

England national team coach Gareth Southgate appeared in press statements after the 2-1 victory over Slovakia in the European Nations Cup final.

The coach said: “We felt that Bukayo Saka at left-back gave us an additional attacking outlet. It's a good choice. I must say the courage shown by the England team, the players were amazing tonight.”

Regarding the quarter-final match against Switzerland, which was his 100th match with the England national team: “I did not We reach the quarter-finals but to go through a night like tonight was an amazing figure and we are now playing the Swiss team that performed very well. We have a few days to recover and prepare for them.”

He added. “I had a funny feeling that the match wasn't over yet, and I know that sounds ridiculous. We were pressing and trying, in the end, it was the ball we threw into the penalty area that scored us the goal.”

He concluded about Jude Bellingham’s wonderful goal: “15 minutes before the end The match, you wonder if Bellingham can continue, both he and Harry Kane produce those moments, and that's why we don't make changes when people demand more changes. We are tired enough of attacking players on the field.”