Gareth Southgate has three non-negotiables that all England players have to follow.
This summer, Southgate will lead the Three Lions to Germany as they look to go all the way at EURO 2024.
Three years ago, England suffered an agonising defeat against Italy when they lost at Wembley on penalties.
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This time around, Southgate’s men will head into the tournament as one of the favourites to go all the way.
Ahead of the summer, Southgate will be selecting his squad for EURO 2024, players picked to represent England will have to follow his three non-negotiables.
Speaking on the High Performance Podcast back in 2021, Southgate revealed his three non-negotiables are respect, trust and authenticity.
He said: “Respect is huge and probably covers a lot of the areas really because it's not just respect for me, it's respect for everybody, the team ethos, the lady on reception, your teammate.
“If you're coming off the pitch, respect for the teammate that's coming on, that encapsulates timekeeping, encapsulates preparing professionally for a game. So I think it's sort of the bedrock of everything really.”
Southgate added: “The only other one I felt was trust in that there's got to be an agreed integrity to the way we work.
“We're working with top people, we're privy to incredible information about individual's lives that of course, going into a major tournament, would be incredibly valuable. So if we operate without integrity at any level, I'm talking staff mainly here, then that would be hugely damaging. And I think that integrity in any business would be critical, you've got to be able to trust people.”
Throughout his time as England boss, Southgate has been known for his authenticity as he is always honest with the public and often explains his way of thinking whenever possible.
It is likely that his players will buy into his ideas knowing that fact that their manager will not shy away when faced with a difficult task or question.
Topics: England, Gareth Southgate, Football
Marcus Chan