England must cash in on favourable World Cup hand says Southgate

He is now predicting an English victory on the weekend – and he’s not shy about it.

Dorsett states that Vardy received an injection after the game, but the injury means that he is a doubt for England’s quarter final match against Sweden on Saturday.

“Defensively we look extremely sound, but I think we need more attacking prowess going forward to try and score more goals from open play”.

“But now we have a chance to reassess and it will be a tough game for sure”. Our historic record against them is another one we have to put right.

“It’s like a scene from MASH in the dressing room”, he told reporters.

Southgate also provided an update on the fitness of Ashley Young and Kyle Walker, who both appeared to suffer from cramp during the win in Moscow.

Southgate also said he would not be able to trust his players’ word to see if they’re really fit, as everyone wants to play in games of such magnitude. “You go in with confidence because you’ve got to”.

“So, hopefully he’s come through it OK”.

Something we appreciate more than most is the fact his list is in alphabetical order. Yes.

‘We’re in a bit of a bubble here.

But despite all the euphoria generated back in England by his team’s progress, Southgate cautioned against getting too far ahead of themselves. They kept calm. The players have taken it all on board, it’s a special moment for us.

“We know the size of the task and we know the difficulty of this task”.

“We’re a really close group”.

“But I truly hope that, if Colombia failed to meet these expectations, then the tragedy that happened to my brother doesn’t repeat itself”.

When Jordan Pickford pulled off a spectacular save from Carlos Bacca it all came down to Eric Dier to seal England’s first ever World Cup penalty shoot-out win.

“I don’t care if I’m not the biggest keeper, I’ve got that power and agility and I’m very good at penalties”.

“I just went through the process that I normally do, that I’ve been working on”, he said of his effort on Tuesday night, which was saved to the goalkeeper’s left.