{"id":295885,"date":"2023-11-22T07:09:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T07:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=295885"},"modified":"2023-11-22T07:09:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T07:09:31","slug":"gareth-southgate-lays-down-the-law-to-england-wags-with-euros-base-decision-due","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/gareth-southgate-lays-down-the-law-to-england-wags-with-euros-base-decision-due\/","title":{"rendered":"Gareth Southgate lays down the law to England WAGs with Euros base decision due"},"content":{"rendered":"

Southgate praises Lewis despite conceding penalty on England debut<\/h3>\n

Gareth Southgate plans to avoid another Baden-Baden by tucking his England players away from the public gaze in Germany. The DFB, Germany\u2019s equivalent of the FA, have published a catalogue of over 100 possible hotels and campuses for finalists to choose from.<\/p>\n

England have additionally sent a number of delegations out as qualification drew nearer to pinpoint the most suitable on the list and identify a few back-up plans of their own. The ideal base will not be known until the draw on December 2, with each group restricted to a certain region of the country.<\/p>\n

One thing is for sure, though – Southgate will not tolerate the WAG-infested chaos of England\u2019s luxury digs the last time they were in Germany for the World Cup in 2006. When asked if the Three Lions might return to that now-infamous quarter of the Black Forest, Southgate\u2019s answer was emphatic.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell…no!\u201d he said. \u201cI wasn’t involved in that tournament so I don’t know how all that was but we have a great environment with our players.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want their families to be able to go and enjoy the tournament as well. We normally welcome them in at various times. It changes the dynamic of the hotel, especially if the kids come in and I think those those elements are important for the players.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBut we really need somewhere where we can be a little bit on our own. We need that nice contrast of relaxation and areas where we can work.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou want to minimise travel where you can but we are really, within the FA, our staff are really good at picking those venues that I think the players will enjoy and will feel comfortable in.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou basically want to be somewhere where everything that’s going on around you, you can zone out from really but somewhere with facilities that are good for working.\u201d<\/p>\n

Once the draw is made, Southgate says England are ready to move to beat off competition from other finalists.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is basically a catalogue and you’ve got to get in early on certain venues or you can try and go off the catalogue and do something different,\u201d Southgate explained. \u201cWe’ve had both options available to us and we are looking forward to sort of finalising all of our plans.\u201d<\/p>\n