What has Sterling said?
“I do feel there’s a bit of an over-reaction on the whole,” Sterling said.
“I just feel there’s more of a panic on the outside than inside the building.
“I don’t see anyone in the camp that feels any pressure or feels hard done by. As much as we can inside the building the best thing we can do is focus on the training field, focus on what’s being doing inside.
“We really shouldn’t be looking what the papers are saying, what pundits are saying. That’s something we need to take for the rest of this tournament, the more you listen to outside noise, the more it can affect you.
“The positive is that we can go out on Tuesday (in the final group tie against the Czech Republic), get a good win and that second game (against Scotland) is all forgotten about.”
How have England performed at Euro 2020?
England kicked off their campaign with a 1-0 win over 2018 World Cup finalists Croatia but were held to a goalless draw by Scotland in the second match.
Southgate’s team are second in their group on four points, behind the Czechs on goal difference, and a draw would see both teams advance regardless of the outcome of the game between Croatia and Scotland, who are both on one point.
How has Sterling performed in those games?
Sterling, who grew up 500 yards from Wembley Stadium, has started both of England’s matches so far in the tournament and also scored the winner in the nation’s Group D opener against Croatia.
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