England manager Gareth Southgate is excited by the Euro 2020 qualifiers draw and said that this is an exciting opportunity for the team. England has been drawn in the Group A which consists of countries such as Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Kosovo, and Montenegro. He said that this is a favorable draw for the team and that they will need to capitalize on it.
He said that England needs to take advantage of this upcoming 18 months and make sure that they continue to develop as a team. He said that they had a wonderful World Cup in Russia and that it would be a great thing that they could repeat this performance at the Euro 2020 and even go further.
He said that England has an exciting group of players and that they can go all the way and win the Euro 2020 but for that, they will have to continue to develop as a team. He said that they will be the favorite in the group to qualify for the Euros 2020 and that they will have to deal with this pressure from now on.
He said that it will be exciting to see how the team handle this pressure and this will be a good training for the upcoming Euro 2020.
Gareth Southgate was part of the England team that reach the semi-final of the Euro 1996 which were hosted in England. He said that it has been a long time since England has won a major trophy and that it will be a great thing if they could manage to win the Euro 2020. He said that the England fans have always been magnificent and that they deserved to see their team win a big trophy at least once in their lifetime.