Gareth Southgate has urged England to grasp the opportunity to put the Three Lions poor Euros knockout record behind them but does not feel the omens will have a negative impact on the team.
England have never won a Euros knockout match in 90 minutes, with four of those six games going to penalties – only one of those (v Spain, Euro 96) ended in a victory for the Three Lions.
It is a damning indictment of England s underachievement in the tournament throughout its history.
While Southgate believes his young team have a great chance to overcome such a poor record, he also feels the players should not feel any extra pressure because of it.
It s an incredible record really, Southgate told reporters on Monday. I think it s something we ve talked a lot abou…