'I think I’m the right person to take the team into the tournament.'
Having reached the semi-finals in Russia four years ago and finished runners-up at last summer’s European Championship, the Three Lions are among the favourites to lift the trophy this winter.
“Look, I think that’s currently where it is and I have to accept that,” he said of the negative vibe as Qatar approaches. “In the past we’ve had runs of friendlies or whatever the matches are and then we’ve gone into tournaments and that’s the first time we’ve hit high-level opposition and it’s hit us in the face quite often.
Southgate feels capable of handling that scrutiny having “been through pretty much everything”, including missing the key penalty in the Euro 96 semi-final “The summer created pressure but we weren’t fielding our strongest team and they weren’t in good physical condition. Now attention turns to Monday’s Wembley clash against Germany – the final match before a World Cup that midfielder Kalvin Phillips could miss.
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