Gareth Southgate showed the England team images of Italy, Denmark and Hungary celebrating results at Euro 2024 before the side's 0-0 draw with Slovenia, to make a point to the players not to be afflicted by the negativity outside the camp. He is convinced persistence will mean, "in the end things, will turn".
The squad's qualification for the last 16 culminated in more boos about performance, with Southgate himself having plastic cups thrown at him. The manager has repeatedly referenced the "unique environment" around this England, which he later stated was "expectation" but stated the extent of the criticism is "probably because of him".
