Gareth Southgate warns England fans not to ‘embarrass’ the nation ahead of Germany clash

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Boss on Jun 06, 2022 - 06:08PM

Gareth Southgate says crowd trouble has an ‘impact’ on the players (Pictures: Getty)

Gareth Southgate has urged fans not to ’embarrass’ the nation as the Three Lions prepare to face in Munich and insists crowd trouble has an ‘impact’ on the players.

Almost 3,500 England fans have tickets for Tuesday’s Nations League fixture at the Allianz Arena, with more expected to travel without tickets.

England supporters faced backlash after chanting songs the last time they played in Germany and tomorrow’s match falls just a day after the anniversary of D-Day.

With more than 100 arrests made during England’s trip to Amsterdam in 2018, the FA are aware of the possibility of crowd trouble in Germany and are sending extra stewards and specialist spotters to identify trouble makers.

Southgate was asked about the behaviour of England fans ahead of his team’s trip to Germany and said: ‘I think we know because of the landscape at the moment, that the spotlight is going to be on.

‘So we all want to be coming away talking about a brilliant night, good football and a stunning atmosphere. We can only ask that’s what our supporters deliver.

England suffered a shock defeat to Hungary on Saturday (Picture: Getty)

‘[Crowd trouble] definitely has an impact [on the players]. Staff are working on things detracting from the main part of their job, you are embarrassed when you hear about it, because you know it’s a representation of your country.

‘I think we can only give the correct messages, it’s then you’ve got to rely on people behaving themselves.

‘We have supporters from all parts of the country who travel brilliantly, and leave foreign countries with a great feeling about England and English supporters.

‘We also know that there’s always been others that do it a different way, and that’s been the same for 40-odd years.’