Published By: Ritayan Basu
Last Updated: March 25, 2023, 15:34 IST
England gamers protest a deal with on Harry Maguire (AP)
England defender Harry Maguire, who was additionally a part of the groups that reached the Euro 2020 ultimate and the 2018 World Cup semi-finals, branded triumph at Euro 2024 in Germany as the one measure of success
England defender Harry Maguire stated not profitable subsequent yr’s European Championship could be a failure for the workforce, after their progress in current main tournaments.
Manchester United captain Maguire, who has 54 caps, has been a mainstay in England’s defence below supervisor Gareth Southgate and began each recreation on the World Cup in Qatar, the place they have been knocked out within the quarter-finals by France.
Maguire, who was additionally a part of the groups that reached the Euro 2020 ultimate and the 2018 World Cup semi-finals, branded triumph at Euro 2024 in Germany as the one measure of success.
“I consider now we have the gamers to win it,” Maguire, 30, told British media. “I’m with a mindset of, ‘If we don’t win the tournament, it’s been a failure.’ I’ve been at three major tournaments now and I’ve come so close.”
England started their Euro 2024 qualifying marketing campaign with a 2-1 win over reigning champions Italy on Thursday. They will face Ukraine at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.
“Obviously, we’ve acquired to qualify first from a robust group, we’ve come to Italy and acquired an incredible end result,” Maguire added. “We’re in a good place.
“But these big tournaments are decided on the finest margins. I think we played really well in the World Cup and ultimately, we got knocked out by a good French team.
“So it’s something that we’re working on… We have so much talent and so many young players coming through.”
Maguire has performed solely 11 Premier League video games this season after falling out of favour at United, with Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane being most popular at centre again by supervisor Erik ten Hag, however stated he has nothing to show.
“I wish to play each recreation for my membership and my nation. I really feel like I’m adequate to play at a excessive stage and I’ve confirmed that over the past 5, six years now,” Maguire said.
“Last season was difficult but I’ve proven myself to Gareth, I’ve made over 50 caps… I feel I shouldn’t really need to prove myself at this level.”
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