“I Want To Win So Much It Hurts” – Gareth Southgate Says Ahead Of Euro 2024 Final

The Three Lions of England manager, Gareth Southgate, has stressed how desperately he wants to win the Euro 2024 on Sunday, July 14.

Gareth Southgate was not given a chance at the start of the Euro 2024 due to the inconsistent performance of his team especially in the group stage.

Even though they were winning games and progressing in the tournament, most pundits, including those from Great Britain, tagged the Three Lions a “boring team”.

This tag was birthed because of the team’s inability to play possessive football and score goals despite the star-studded nature of the side.

But in the semi-final stage against the Netherlands, coach Gareth Southgate and his boys played a totally different style of football which left most football enthusiasts wowed.

Their 2-1 win over the Netherlands has made them the favourites to win the Euro 2024 over the entertaining Spain national team. If that happens, that will make it England’s first European Championship title ever and first international title since 1966.

Ahead of the historic Euro 2024 final which will kick off at 8 p.m. on Sunday, coach Gareth Southgate told reporters how badly he wants to win it.

“I know the job now and I’m my own biggest critic, reviewing everything clearly”, Southgate said.

“I know there is a body of work there and how we’ve worked with different groups of players to get the outcomes we have.

“I want to win so much it hurts, don’t get me wrong, but I can handle whatever comes. I know it’s not going to change what the dog thinks when I walk back through the door.”