Gareth Southgate is expected to make some radical changes to his England line-up for tomorrow's quarter-final showdown with Switzerland. A place in the last four will await the Three Lions if they can get the job done, with the Netherlands or Turkey their potential opponents.
It has been widely reported that Southgate will switch to a back three, with Ezri Konsa set to partner Kyle Walker and John Stones in defence. Marc Guehi would usually feature but is suspended for one game following his yellow card against Slovakia last time out.
The quarter-finals will begin this evening after a two-day break, with hosts Germany set to face Spain in a blockbuster clash in Stuttgart. The other match will see Cristiano Ronaldo go head-to-head with Kylian Mbappe as Portugal take on France.
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Conor Gallagher opens up on half-time sub
Conor Gallagher has admitted that he felt the pain of being substituted at half-time during England's narrow victory over Slovakia last weekend.
Speaking in yesterday's press conference, he said: "Obviously, it is not nice and you want to play as much as possible.
"Getting an opportunity to start a game for England at a major tournament is incredible and I was really excited.
"But it was a really difficult game, I don't think we were playing particularly great. We weren't really creating any chances.
"I understand the manager wanted to change a couple of things tactically and bringing on Kobbie [Mainoo] to come a little deeper and pick up the ball, completely understandable.
"What is great about the manager is that he came and told me before he told the team so I knew and it was fine."
Rio Ferdinand threatens to leave Euros
Rio Ferdinand has joked that he will 'walk home' from Germany if Kobbie Mainoo does not start for England tomorrow evening.
The 19-year-old started in last weekend's victory over Slovakia and is expected to feature in midfield against Switzerland alongside Declan Rice.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, Ferdinand wrote: "If Kobbie ain’t starting, I’m walking back from Germany! [He] has to..."
Gareth Southgate taking 'gigantic risk'
Gareth Southgate is taking a 'gigantic risk' by switching to a back three for tomorrow's game against Switzerland, according to Chris Sutton.
In his column for the Daily Mail, Sutton wrote: "Southgate may be confident that if we switch our system to counteract the Swiss, we can beat them man-for-man.
"While it's fine to be flexible, I would still rather see us impose our style on Switzerland.
"Southgate has taken chances at these Euros which haven't exactly gone to plan, first by taking the injured Luke Shaw, then by using Trent Alexander-Arnold in midfield.
"After 99 games in charge, Southgate may need to nail Saturday's set-up to avoid making it 100 and out. For me, sticking with a back four is the best way."
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