{"id":18677,"date":"2017-11-15T12:43:21","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T12:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=18677"},"modified":"2017-11-15T12:43:21","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T12:43:21","slug":"gareth-southgate-praises-young-english-players-after-wembley-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/gareth-southgate-praises-young-english-players-after-wembley-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Gareth Southgate praises young English players after Wembley performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following last night’s 0-0 draw with Brazil at Wembley Stadium, England manager Gareth Southgate praised his new generation of young players.<\/h3>\n

Against a team full of Samba stars, Southgate took the ultimate gamble, starting a number of young players including Joe Gomez, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Marcus Rashford.<\/p>\n

It wasn’t just fresh faces that the boss picked.<\/p>\n

London born players were also represented well. 20-year-old Gomez, 21-year-old Loftus-Cheek, Tammy Abraham and Ryan Bertrand all played in their home city on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

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Wembley Stadium. Photo credit Reuben Pinder.<\/p><\/div>\n

Following the match, which was England’s second 0-0 draw in as many games, Southgate spoke highly of his young Lions in particular.<\/p>\n

He even suggested he may have a selection headache come the summer when he picks his World Cup squad for Russia 2018.<\/p>\n

“It gives me plenty to think about,” Southgate told ITV Sport, per the BBC<\/a>. “We are in the early stages of piecing this team together and it gives me huge heart.<\/p>\n

“We took some brave decisions and, goodness me, the young players have rewarded me with some top performances.”<\/p>\n

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Keeping a clean sheet against a Brazil team that started with the firepower of Neymar, Philippe Coutinho and Gabriel Jesus upfront is quite an achievement.<\/p>\n

Although the Three Lions didn’t offer too much of an attacking threat themselves, back to back draws with world champions Germany and Brazil is a positive for Southgate, who reflected on a good international break.<\/p>\n

“In terms of heart, resilience and spirit it was up there with anything I’ve been involved in,” he said, adding why Tuesday’s match against Brazil was so tough.<\/p>\n

“We couldn’t get hold of the ball and keep it. Tonight we just showed resilience, guts and some outstanding defending and I’m incredibly proud.”<\/p>\n

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Although many football\u00a0fans are against international breaks, this one was used well by Southgate.<\/p>\n

His experimental approach, using a mix of young and experienced players, has given him plenty to think about ahead of next summer.<\/p>\n

Two members of The Voice of London Sports Team<\/em>, Kieran Soutter and Reuben Pinder, were at Wembley ahead of Tuesday’s match.<\/p>\n

Check out what they made of the team selection and the performance against Germany\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Words:\u00a0<\/strong>Oliver Browning |\u00a0Subbing:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00c9tienne Fermie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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