Gareth Southgate highlighted one of Jack Grealish’s key attributes after England’s deflating goalless draw with Scotland at Euro 2020. The Aston Villa talisman had to wait until the 63rd minute to be introduced at Wembley – 63 minutes too late, according many fans and sections of the media. After the Scotland draw, Southgate hinted he could make changes to the team to face the Czechs.
Gareth Southgate said: “We have to better, we did not find answers to Scotland’s questions and could not find that pass. You can see Jack Grealish’s ability to take players on one on one. I felt the team that started against Croatia deserved to go again so we have to review now and make the right decision for the Czech Republic game. The games are intense and you have fresh legs to bring into play, we have a squad and have to use it. We took the captain Harry Kane off but the types of players on the bench, we have to use them. We have to look at how we operated in the final third, there was little space. A little bit of anxiety as the game went on because of the desire to win. We will see how the other groups play out to see if we already have enough to need more.”
On the prospect of changes against the Czechs Southgate said he would “see how everyone is, prepare for a different type of opponent and make the right decisions”.
