Southgate warning to his young Lions
GARETH SOUTHGATE called up a trio of Young Lions yesterday – then told them not to get too big for their boots.
The Englnd boss promoted James Maddison, Aaron WanBissaka and Mason Mount from the under-21 team that (Clockwise): (above), disappointed at Euro 2019. But he did not like the way some of Aidy Boothroyd’s starlets bigged themselves up despite error-strewn defeats to France and Romania.
Southgate, whose side face Bulgaria and Kosovo next month, said: “We must always have humility. Romania.
“I don’t know if we thought we were better, but I didn’t like the fact our boys came off that and thought they were still the best team in the tournament.
“That can’t be the case. But
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