Gareth Southgate has claimed England’s heroes are ready to “die for each other” on the pitch.
Southgate believes the “phenomenal” spirit in the squad is the reason why England never know they are beaten and can carry them to World Cup glory this summer. The Three Lions boss admits that some of his players are running on empty but their never-say-die attitude is their greatest quality even after achieving so much together in the past few seasons.
England lost in Hungary last weekend but refused to accept another defeat in Germany and carried on battling to get a draw and nearly snatch an unlikely victory in Munich. Discussing his players, Southgate said: “So many of them, when picking the team, you look at it and they've been to a World Cup semi final and Euros final, so it's not only the quality and experience of playing in an environment like that, but the spirit they've got and the fact they're going to die for each other on the pitch.
