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"It's not just Mbappé among the Blues": the words of the English before the shock against France

2022-12-09T18:33:17.514Z


Gareth Southgate and Harry Kane faced the media on Friday night on the eve of challenging the Blues in the quarter-finals of the World Cup.


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I learned a lot from him, from his leadership

," said England striker Harry Kane on Friday about his partner at Tottenham Hugo Lloris, on the eve of England-France on Saturday at the World Cup, reunion for the two captains.

Excerpts from press conference.

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England have 'learned a lot' from defeats

Gareth Southgate (England coach):

“A lot of work has been done at the Federation, in the clubs, to grow young people, to develop them.

Today, the team has a great spirit, they have shared a lot of experiences together.

The older ones set up a comfortable environment for the younger ones, they allow them to be at ease, which is why they express themselves fully.

It is one of our strengths.

For several years, we have won matches in several different ways, and we have had defeats from which we have learned a lot.

Our mentality is that we deserve to be there.

We are ready."

Harry Kane (captain of England):

“If we look back, at the 2018 World Cup we didn't know what to expect from the group and we reached the semi-finals for this new experience.

And after the Euro (final lost on penalties against Italy), we felt that our convictions were gradually asserting themselves.

After four or five years (with this group), we arrive with the conviction of being able to win this tournament.

We are where we want to be, with this determination to bring success to England.

The match tomorrow (Saturday) is a new stage.

Mbappé, far from alone

Southgate:

“With Harry and Mbappé there are two super strikers for the show, but there is so much more than that.

There is Olivier Giroud who is the top scorer in the history of France, Antoine Griezmann who inspires respect.

It's a great game for the fans.

(Counter Mbappé?) There are individual duels, but around these individual duels the players have to help.

There is a responsibility for the direct adversary, of course, but there will be times when it will be passed.

This is where the other areas will need to be covered.”

Kane:

“He's a fantastic player, he proved that at the last World Cup.

He is one of the players who can bring danger but there is a whole team, we are concentrating on that.

Lloris, “a fantastic leader”

Kane:

“I didn't speak to Hugo before the game.

We have a great relationship, we've been playing together for so long.

We also spend time together away from football, with our wives, our family.

He's a great guy, one of the best goalkeepers in the world.

He's a fantastic, calm leader.

He knows how to speak when necessary, to be strong in his words.

I learned a lot from him, from his leadership, to become England captain.

I hope to have chances against him, but I know I will have to be at the top to beat one of the best in the world.

I'm not going to think about it too much, let my instincts take over.

Source: lefigaro

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