It's the eve of the Euro 2024 quarter-finals, and Gareth Southgate is reportedly planning on making a bold yet welcome change to his England side against Switzerland.
The Three Lions narrowly survived humiliation at the hands of Slovakia last week, and steps to ensure they aren't in the same position again are being taken.
Southgate's 'leaked' plans could impact Phil Foden, who has endured a miserable tournament in Germany after being named the Premier League's Player of the Season.
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And the Manchester City man has shown his true colours by airing his frustrations about not being able to produce his best form for England.
The quarter-finals kick-off with two mouth-watering ties on Friday, as Spain face Germany before France and Portugal clash.
If England can't click before they meet Switzerland on Saturday, the winner of Euro 2024 will likely be among those four nations.
But if Southgate can get a tune out of his all-star squad, a favourable semi-final against the Netherlands or Turkiye awaits with victory over the Swiss.
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Ronald Koeman makes Netherlands demand
Ronald Koeman has demanded that his Netherlands team maintain the levels they showed in their 3-0 win against Romania ahead of the quarter-finals.
The Dutchman insists his side won't win Euro 2024 if they allow themselves to repeat their group-stage struggles.
On his expectations, he said: "The result is always the most important thing, but we are Dutch, and in Holland, we have to play well and offensively. We know that.
"The whole performance today was outstanding and that is what we need to do to continue in this tournament. This is the level, if we go down from this we won’t reach the final."
Phil Foden shows true colours
Phil Foden has admitted he's been left frustrated by his struggles at Euro 2024 so far.
The Premier League Player of the Season has had a disappointing tournament, but he has shown his true colours by maintaining a strong mentality.
“I’ve been a bit frustrated, I’m not going to lie," Foden explained.
“I want to try and score, try and do better things for England and at times, it’s not worked out but it’s about keeping a good mentality.”
England plotting formation change
Gareth Southgate is preparing to switch to a back three in England's Euro 2024 quarter-final against Switzerland.
According to The Telegraph, England have been training in the new formation that will revert back to Southgate's initial system as manager.
Ezri Konsa is thought to be first in line to replace the suspended Marc Guehi and could line up next to Kyle Walker and John Stones.
A back three could facilitate Trent Alexander-Arnold's return to the team.
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