England have a bit of a bee in their bonnet, which is no bad thing.
A siege mentality rarely does a football team much harm, and the “them and us” is building ahead of Tuesday's final Euro 2024 Group C game against Slovenia in Cologne. Hopefully a bit of antagonism spurs them on, just as manager Bobby Robson’s mistreatment did at the 1990 World Cup, and the post-dentist's chair fall-out added motivation en route to Euro 96’s last four. We seemed to have got beyond that under Gareth Southgate but life cannot always be inflatable unicorns.
In my early days as a local journalist I was told to be 'a critical friend'. The Yorkshire Post want Yorkshire's football teams – and England – to thrive but papering over problems does no favours in the long run. England players are the first to bleat about unrealistic expectations after one major trophy, 58 years ago. But such is the talent at Southgate's disposal, expecting this team to at least make the last four is realistic. Balance is needed.
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