The England manager tells journalists that 'indirectly, we have created another layer of difficulty in overcoming a penalty shoot-out... it is incredibly complex'.
The England manager tells journalists that"indirectly, we have created another layer of difficulty in overcoming a penalty shoot-out... it is incredibly complex".Saka was one of three black players to get racist abuse last year after missing penalties for EnglandGareth Southgate has said racist abuse aimed at England players during the Euro 2020 penalty shoot-out is"another layer" of complexity when thinking about who to select for crucial spot-kicks.
Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka received abuse online after missing their spot kicks against Italy last summer. Asked if black players could now fear a racist backlash when they step up for penalties, the England manager said:"We're goosed then. We've got 55 years of talking about penalties and everything else.Southgate, who famously missed his own penalty in Euro 96, was speaking ahead of England's Nations League match on Tuesday with Germany.He praised"massively courageous" Saka for having taken penalties for his club despite the abuse he got last year.
"But indirectly, we have created another layer of difficulty in overcoming a penalty shoot-out," added Southgate.
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