Toney thinks England can win as underdogs against Switzerland in Euros quarter final
03/07/2024
Blankenhain, Germany
03/07/2024
Blankenhain, Germany
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00:00Yeah, I have an Alan comes from Blake in Zurich you see a favorite in this opposition
00:06Are we a favorite you say no anyone you or Switzerland? Oh, oh
00:12Well, I mean this tournament you've seen anyone can be anyone and football's like that also I don't think
00:20Personally, I don't see no favorites. I just feel like whoever wants it the most and whoever's the hungriest will win
00:28What's on the perception of this game is that for the first time in football history they see Switzerland's as favorites against
00:35England's that's something that's completely new. I
00:38Means like I said before it's in the great team. They have quality players and they've been playing well this tournament. So
00:46That you said their favorites the down on paper favorites that doesn't mean they're gonna win the game
00:51But all due respect to them we have enough also
00:55How do you see Manuela country playing compared to that what he's doing a titty yeah, he's playing well
01:01Not just him as a team. They're all playing well, but we like to concentrate on ourselves and hopefully
01:08With what we do is enough to beat them
01:10Thank you. Okay. We work from the back to the front. So Tom Barkley first. I haven't
01:15Online stem the other day you and Harry were discussing how during extra time ahead of it starting you told Harry
01:22I'll go to the net back post look for the flick ons and obviously that's where the goal came from
01:27I know you said that it's up to the manager whether he plays a two or not
01:30But can you tell us about the advantages of playing it to and how your connection with Harry? How does how does it work? I?
01:37think
01:38We've played with each other and we've watched each other
01:41plenty of times and
01:43We'll know what each of us the best up
01:46I
01:48Feel like you just put yourself about when there's two up front and then it gives the opposition more to think about and
01:54Yeah, like you said before before I said to H. Listen, I'll knock it back across and just pick up the seconds
02:00and he was there to do that and
02:02Gareth Southgate said recently that back. We were at st. George's before you came over here. He did a presentation about
02:091966 talking about how it was all a squad game and obviously
02:13Strikers like so Jeff Hurst came in when he wasn't expected to start
02:17How much of an impression did that make on you as a player who probably wasn't expected to start games
02:21But can have an impact coming off the bench
02:24Yeah, I'll see is it's a big thing
02:29You might start you might not you might not play a second but to be around the team and helping is still playing a part
02:35but
02:36For me, I want to be playing. I
02:39want to be playing and being on the pitch, but yeah, if I'm not playing and
02:44We're doing well and we're winning then I can't really complain but I want to be playing
02:50Thanks, Tommy fence appear and then we'll go the three across Pierre and he done
02:55Just two questions the first one is that you you said the beginning of the press conference that Jude Billingham did a Jude thing
03:01Can you define the concept of a Jude thing? Did he does that kind of thing in training?
03:08Jude doing Jude things is basically putting putting the ball in the back of the net
03:12Now I mean he's scored I think it's 790 plus minute winners
03:19Some big winners also and I think certain moments for two certain players and that was that was Jews moment
03:25All right, and just a question about Kai Walker. He has been a bit criticized for his performance against Slovakia
03:31Can you tell us in training? Does he remain as fast as performant as efficient as he used to be?
03:37Yeah, of course. Um, I don't think he played that bad in the game, but
03:42I don't know where else come from, but
03:44Kyle Walker has been I think he is probably one of the best right backs in the world
03:50So
03:51Yeah, some players can have a bad game. I don't know if you have one if he had one
03:56But yeah in training is the same. I don't think nobody's gonna outrun him
04:01I think he's has that presence to show if you go down the line, I'm gonna get the ball
04:06So most players don't go down there
04:08But yeah, like I said, it's a top pro and it's a pleasure to be playing with him
04:16You mentioned Michael Caulfield
04:18Earlier in the in the press conference
04:20Have you spoke to him recently and is there anything that he said to you in the past that has stood you in?
04:25Good stead that you've used during what you know must have been quite frustrating few weeks here
04:30We haven't spoke because he doesn't text me
04:34He says he don't want to annoy me. He thinks he annoys me when he messaged me. So
04:38but you know when we do speak he just he just says just be on it be ready these kind of things and
04:45He's always saying just focus on the next moment
04:48And I think the control your emotions is the biggest thing because you can't play any sport angry upset annoyed
04:56Everything like this. So the more you control your emotions the better chance you have
05:08I just want to know what your thoughts are on that and
05:12What how are you preparing?
05:15Sorry, I just intercept because it's in subjects investigation. We can't comment any further on that neither can Ivan today, unfortunately
05:21Matt go ahead. Hi Ivan
05:24It's not on on Jude's investigation, but we do have five players on yellow cards
05:30Declan got into a little thing at the end of the game, which he apologized for and Slovakia were fine with but just with the
05:35Stakes now getting so high where we are in the tournament and the refs can be a little bit card happy as well
05:41Is there a feeling amongst the squad that you've got to watch your steps a little bit from from here on in?
05:46Otherwise, it could be real high stakes
05:49Yeah, of course. Everybody has to be careful now. We don't know me missing no players due to
05:55Silly yellow cards. So yeah, it's just controlling your emotions. Like I said and watching you step but not just yellow cards as well
06:02So general behavior because things can get mistaken and it can have big consequences, yeah, of course
06:08Anything can happen. You just gotta stay on stop you on top of your game and make sure you don't get involved in any silliness
06:15Thanks, Matt. Holly then we'll finish with Craig
06:18Can I just take you back to that moment that we you were talking about earlier about when you were about to come on and
06:23Gareth saying that you were you looked annoyed or similar words and
06:29Just humor me a little bit and why why would a player like you be annoyed in that situation is because
06:36You wanted to get on say I know this is stating the obvious, but you've been wanting to get on
06:40Itching to get on presumably for for a long time
06:43You may be looking at a situation where you're not you've come out
06:46You've not played or all those kind of things going through your head. Yeah, of course
06:51you you're excited to come out to a tournament and
06:54Obviously everybody wants to play not just myself. Everybody wants to be
06:57Coming on for some minutes and like I said in the dying moments, it's kind of like
07:02when am I gonna come on and you kind of look at the clock thinking right now now now, but
07:07The time wasn't coming then it came in the dying moments
07:11And then is I've seen plenty of times players
07:13Waiting on the touchline to come on and the ball doesn't go out for another five minutes and the final whistle goes
07:19But yeah, like I said if I wasn't annoyed
07:23sitting on the bench and
07:25I see as you dive the right attitude. You don't really want to play football
07:29So yeah, but like I said when I come on to the pitch
07:32It's a it's a different game now and you got to stay focused and change change your mindset
07:38Last one here. Thanks. I haven't you're another late substitute for this year today for Luke Shawn. You've done very well again
07:45how
07:46professional sub now
07:50How
07:51How is Luke is he looking ready to start in training? How is he? Yeah, he's training well
07:55He's looking he's looking ready. Um, but yeah, we'll have to see what the gaffer does with
08:00regarding Luke Luke's a
08:02Top player. I'm sure he will play his part if he's ready
08:06Just going back to that moment when you were ready to come on, you know for want of a better phrase
08:10How did Gareth know you are pissed off? What did you say? What did you do? How do you know?
08:15I think my face probably said it all
08:18and
08:19He knows that Gareth's the managers been there before I'm sure he's there's been a time in his career when he's come on
08:25like something plus minute and
08:28you just want to be on earlier, but
08:31Yeah, he's like everything sorted now. We're friends. No, he wasn't friends, but
08:36We're happy now. We're friends again, and we concentrate on this game. Just lastly. Can you do the face for us now?
08:45Because a lot a lot worse than that, but we'll stay with that
08:49Thanks