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Post-Match Interview - Football Victory

well done what a win yeah what a win you know I think me all the boys we live for football we live for NCH like this so yeah we we're going to enjoy this one what was the key having gone a goal down and then you obviously recover and score that wonderful goal what was the key at that point because it looked like it was heading away the key was belief that's it really um you know from the last game we know that we can we can come back however late it gets so yeah we just believed and you know the chance came quickly after minutes on equalized there had to be some rearranging as well didn't there with the team in extra time and extra time was also where you needed to dig in yeah but when I look around this team you know I see so much quality on the pitch on the bench so yeah I'm so confident you know even if we have to go to penalties that we're going to win and we showed that today so I'm just proud of everyone there were a lot of very Millions I think of very nervous people when you stepped up especially to take that penalty so aware of what you went through 3 years ago so what do tonight's successful kick represent yeah of course we all know what happened in the last the last year rows but you know I just wanted to show everyone you know that things can go can go wrong but you know you have two choices you know today I I believe that I can I can do it and that's what you have to do and I have the quality and I scor so I hope that that's a good lesson for a lot of people would it be fair to say every England player seem to embrace penalties enjoy it almost I don't know if I would say that but you know we you know if it came to penalties we're ready we've practiced you know we're confident and you know we have some of the best takers in the Premier League so you know we believe that we could win and now do you believe you can win this tournament after what you've come through after what you've battled through yeah I believe we're going to give whatever it takes and you know however the game unfolds we're going to believe to the end and yeah next game we focus on that and yeah let's see how far we can go thank you B well done well there is a big deep breath well earned what a night yeah another speci night another grind another trenches game but that's what it's all about football um we knew the Swiss what uh a good side the were any side in the European championships they were a good side so we never took them for granted we went to go down again we're resilient B comes up for something special then we we've got a grind out substitutes coming on making a massive impact so what a game tell us about your penalty shootout technique because you it would be fair to say I think May a cani weight but also then what is going through your mind as he steps up um well firstly the referee didn't let me do me usual process so I've got to adapt and I've got to yeah had to adapt it tonight cuz I like to give the lads the ball um there's a bit of focus for them and a bit of calmness uh then I do me process but I didn't I could only do it on the first one and luckily I saved it and what about the penalties that followed no like I say I um I trust my process what I do with my mentality that I'm going to save one at least one for the lads um but I've got to give massive respect the for the lads tonight who took stepped up and took one to goore all five like like that the way they did huge credit you know um you got two Lads Mak the major tournament uh debuts this this tournament uh then you've got picario coming off the bat of 20121 stepping up so it chose a character in our Squad and um it was great for us and we've got a quick turnaround but we're still here and that's what the nation want and that's what we want Trent congratulations what a moment thank you um yeah no moment for the country moment for the for the nation um and a moment for the team and the lads that that done so well um the entire game um set back again uh come back and show the the spirit the tenacity the um the fight that we've gotten us to to never never give up and to keep going keep pushing incredible effort from everyone so I think uh 6 minutes from the end of extra time you get the call it's clear what the manager wants you to be on for yeah um I mean you need to see see see the game outside first and foremost and then um OB you get told you're taking a penalty you got to be in that mindset I think you know when you get told you're coming on with five minutes to go you kind of know what what what for um I was ready I prepared for this moment um we put in a lot of practice and you see it's the final margins in the game that um that that count the most and today been able to do it in the in the in the closest M closest way and the moment itself to look as cool as you did what was going through their head what was flashing through the mind just say it was it was the moment to to win to win the game they the moment you want to be a part of there the moment you want to be um on the pitch for um so it was important for me to get in the right the right mindset and to to execute like I said I practiced it just about execution um I knew where I was going I knew what what I wanted to do with it and um it was just about getting it getting it um into the back of the net and Bayo sacka for him to step up three years after what happened at Wembley for him what a moment yeah um not only the the the penalty but the performance he's put in um and the goal itself to get us back into the game incredible performance well around he's a phenomenal player he's um yeah you can see that courage and I think that's in the back of his mind I don't even think he thinks about it anymore it's a it's a moment for to to step up and deliver for his country like all of us have um so it was an important one for him I'm sure but um you know all Focus now is is to two more games and now to win as you've done what is the belief going to the semi-final that you know we're a hard team to beat um as are everyone left in the competition but we are we we believe that you know we can go on and win this tournament um a quick turn around now um but you know it's an exciting one um it's one we want to be part of we set our aims to get to the very latter stag of this tournament before we came came out here we wanted to be out here until the very last game um and I think that's that's that's where our where our heads at now you know two more games two more wins um away from something very special well done thank you very much Gareth well done you you always talk about making memories for fans back home and that's certainly what's happened again tonight yeah I mean I think I think it was a really good game uh played against a good good side they um they caused you a lot of problems with their system and we we felt we needed to change to get pressure on them higher up the pitch um but there are moments where where you can't go running after them because the goalkeeper so good at his distribution and um they want you to come and play in those spaces that you leave behind so um I thought we showed a nice balance of pressure but discipline and then we used the ball really well you know our movement patterns caused them problems we found spaces at the side of their block um we knew that Bayo on that side was a big Advantage for us in one against one um but then after all of that we had to show so many other qualities as well you've seen have you tonight the formation that maybe gets the best out of more of the team well possibly but you know that that formation doesn't necessarily work against every oppos every opponent so um definitely it's the best we've used the ball uh I think uh weight was lifted getting through the first knockout game in terms of where the players were at um and of course you know the the character to come from the goal behind and then um the the composure through the penalty shootout was fantastic were you about to make those substitutions when Switzerland scored or was it a reaction to Switzerland scoring no we we we were in that moment where you're happy with how the team are playing um and you don't you didn't know if there was going to be another 20 minutes or 50 minutes with Luke obviously we were mindful of how long could he play as well um but then with the goal you know we had to we had to change um and um we we got The Equalizer so quickly and look more lightly at that moment to to go and accelerate the game and then extra time I think both teams ran out of gas a little bit really you've been through some penalty shootouts but was that as well it was impeccable in terms of five out of five why what why do you think the these five were so good and the practice obviously you've worked on yeah look we've had four and we've won three of them so we believe our process is good of course the the world reigned in on us after the Euros because of the outcome but we've reflected on that we've revised it a little bit we've got more regular penalty takers with their clubs and more players with shootout experience than we had then um but I think um all the work that's been done by everybody behind the scenes helped us to execute that moment and you bring on Trent and to would agree Ivan Tony for that very purpose correct yeah yeah well with with Harry going off Ivan was the was the choice really for that um at that moment of the game uh and we knew that Cole could deliver that but but and I mean look I'm delighted for Trent he's he he could easily have thought his tournament was over and he's he's stayed with it he's kept focused I felt there would be another moment for him and you know there can still be more as well and what about Bayo Saka three years on yeah what a moment for him yeah I mean just so pleased for him he's such a diamond to work with uh I mean a top top performance the whole game with and without the ball he had so much defensive responsibility as well as being our you know most dangerous 1 V one outlet and then to have The Bravery to execute it we know he's one of our best that's why he took the last one that's why he took this one but he still had to go and do it and yeah so pleased for him and what now a relatively quick turnaround but you're in a semi-final only the third time that's happened to an England team away from home yeah well we're we're in our third in four tournaments um it's an incredible uh achievement for everybody involved staff behind the scenes players many of whom have been with us for that full Journey but we want to keep going and um you know we're showing a lot of the characteristics you need to win tournaments it's not just about playing well you've got to show resilience You've Got to Have Courage you've got to bounce back from setbacks you've got to handle all of the noise that goes around um the beginning of the tournament for example and now it's about how far you can go and um you know there becomes a shift in the energy and uh a change in the belief of what's possible well done tonight Gareth thanks G