Gareth Southgate Warns Manchester City Players to Focus on Euro Qualifiers
Gareth Southgate, the England football team manager, has warned Manchester City players, including Jack Grealish and the “booze boys,” to focus on the forthcoming Euro qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia. The Etihad’s treble winners spent three days celebrating their Champions League triumph, but Southgate says he is not worried about their physical condition. However, he warned that there is a line, and they are always monitoring every player’s whereabouts.
Southgate refused to reveal if he believed the City players had gone too far this week but said that he had spoken with the players, and they have talked about where the focus needs to be. He added that anything he might say to the players would be done privately, and it would not serve any purpose discussing it publicly.
The bulk of Southgate’s squad gathered at St. George’s Park on Sunday, but Grealish and his City teammates John Stones, Kyle Walker, Phil Foden, and Kalvin Phillips did not have to report until late on Thursday evening. As a result, none of them are in contention to start tonight’s game.
Southgate said that they don’t know what the emotional dip is going to be for them, and they need to recover, sleep and eat well to get them ready. He added that he has seen enough to know what could help them against Monday and then a few days further on against North Macedonia.
Southgate also pointed out that a few of their players are teetotal, but what is different from his playing days is that everyone posts everything on social media now. He added that his generation would have been in a lot more problems if a few of their nights out were posted publicly.
The Party Stops Here
Southgate’s warning comes after Manchester City players celebrated their treble-winning season by partying for three days on the sauce. The England boss acknowledged what they had experienced and said that it’s for him to manage, but anything he might say to the players would be done privately.
He added that they are in unknown territory because although they have had players in the Champions League final before, they haven’t had a team that has won the treble. He said that things will never be the same again for that group of players, and everything changes in their lives.
Southgate said that there are so many things going on this summer that could potentially distract them if they allow it to, but he hasn’t seen that this week with any of the players. He added that he is not worried about their physical condition ahead of the forthcoming Euro qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia.
Conclusion
Gareth Southgate has warned Manchester City players, including Jack Grealish and the “booze boys,” to focus on the forthcoming Euro qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia. The England boss acknowledged what they had experienced and said that it’s for him to manage, but anything he might say to the players would be done privately. Southgate refused to reveal if he believed the City players had gone too far this week but said that there is a line, and they are always monitoring every player’s whereabouts.