Gareth Southgate has revealed that Spain’s extra day of rest is a ‘concern’ for England ahead of the Euro 2024 final.
Spain battled to a 2-1 victory over France on Tuesday night and will therefore have an additional 24 hours to recover from their intense clash before heading to Berlin on Sunday – which Southgate believes is advantageous.
Speaking after his side’s victory over the Netherlands on Wednesday, he said: “It’s not as simple as us having the ball and making them run. They press very, very well so we’re going to have to be exceptional with the ball and we’re going to have to be exceptional without it. It’s a final so you expect it to be that way. They’ve been the best team. We’re starting to show a better version of ourselves.
“The extra day [of rest for Spain] is a concern, in the last few tournaments that’s been a problem for finalists. We’ve got to do the very best we can to recover the players as well as we can. We’re not going to be on the training ground, that’s simple. We’ll be walking through things or delivering things in meetings, it was the same for this game, but we’re in there and with what we’ve shown to this point, we have as good a chance as they do.”
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