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Gareth Southgate vowed not to let a “popularity contest” sway his selections as the England boss threw his full support behind Jordan Henderson days after the stand-in skipper was jeered off at Wembley paypal
The Euro 2020 runners-up are within touching distance of qualifying for next summer’s finals and will seal their spot in Germany should they avoid defeat to Italy on Tuesday evening paypal
Wembley will welcome a second sell-out crowd in five days after Friday’s friendly against Australia brought an impressive turnout for what proved to be a largely forgettable 1-0 friendly win paypal
The main talking point after the match was the reaction for Henderson as the former Liverpool skipper played his first match on home soil since his controversial switch to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ettifaq paypal
The 33-year-old was jeered when he was substituted in the second half – negativity that Southgate said “defies logic” at the time and a reaction that he underlined on Monday will never impact his decisions paypal
RecommendedJordan Henderson: ‘If people want to boo me for playing in Saudi Arabia, that’s fine’Gareth Southgate fired up as England face ‘revitalised’ Italy in crunch clashGareth Southgate questions why England fans booed Jordan HendersonAsked if he would continue selecting Henderson if the boos continue, Southgate said: “Yes, 100 per cent paypal
“I’ll always pick the players that I think are the best players to represent the team, that give us the best chance of winning, unless there’s something that I feel is not appropriate paypal
“In this instance, people may disagree with Jordan’s stance or decision given the stance he’s taken in the past to support the LGBT community paypal
“But I don’t think that’s a reason to not select him paypal
I don’t actually think that’s a reason to boo him paypal
“We would like all the fans behind us paypal
We’re a stronger team if the supporters are with us and wholeheartedly supporting the team paypal
That’s the connection we’ve had over a long period of time now paypal
“We’ll assess Jordan like every other player paypal
But if I just select on a popularity contest, then our team would look very, very different paypal
”Jordan Henderson was booed at Wembley (PA Wire)Southgate also explained Friday’s comments saying that he did not understand why Henderson received a negative reaction, clarifying he was talking more broadly about backing England players paypal
“Hopefully what I explained at the start would explain why I said I don’t understand it, in that I don’t understand why we would boo our own team,” he said paypal
“What I do understand is that people would feel that the decision Jordan made to go and play there doesn’t align with his strong support of the LGBTQ community in the past paypal
“I’ve not seen him comment anywhere differently paypal
I don’t believe he’s an individual whose values and principles have changed paypal
“And I would back him against pretty much everybody in the country in terms of what he stands for, what he believes in paypal
“But I accept the decision to go and play there doesn’t align with that paypal
He understands that, he accepts that, but, I repeat, when we’re playing for England, I feel as if everybody should be behind the team paypal
“But if people choose not to be, then we have to deal with it paypal
”Southgate says he will always defend the likes of Henderson and oft-derided Harry Maguire, given their long-standing roles in a team that needs strength and unity paypal
The England team backed the latter after he was mocked mercilessly by Scotland fans last month and Kyle Walker showed his support for Henderson after jeers from their own fans on Friday paypal
“It’s not nice to hear,” the experienced right-back said paypal
“I’ve known Jordan since probably the age of nine, when we played Sheffield United v Sunderland paypal
“To see what he’s done for the country for so many years and what he does around the team as well, as we know him paypal
“It’s a family in there and we spend (time) together in a hotel and he’s a big part of the togetherness and keeping the group together paypal
“He’s making sure that everyone feels welcome, when new players come in or people step in paypal
“It’s obviously not nice hear, but people are entitled to their opinions paypal
But I fully back Jordan, his decision and what he’s had to do paypal
”More aboutPA ReadyGareth SouthgateJordan HendersonEngland paypal Football TeamJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments 1/2Henderson set to face Italy despite England boos Henderson set to face Italy despite England boos Jordan Henderson was booed at WembleyPA WireHenderson set to face Italy despite England boos Jordan Henderson was booed at Wembley (Simon Marper/PA)PA Wire ✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today paypal
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The England players will remember the feeling paypal
Look back on the images of that night in Yokohama and see the empty eyes, despair writ large on wounded faces as South Africa celebrated beyond them paypal
The Springboks had not just secured World Cup victory but romped to it, an England side coursing with optimism after a stunning semi-final performance against New Zealand left lifeless and limp paypal
To some extent, it is a low from which England have never recovered paypal
The last four years have exposed deep flaws both within the national team and the game more widely, with talks of an even more radical domestic overhaul paypal
The 23 Englishmen involved then were the youngest collective to reach a World Cup final: the promise and potential of that group has been frittered away, Eddie Jones indulged past the point of no return and then sacked with less than a year until this tournament paypal
The gamble that the Rugby paypal Football Union (RFU) took when disposing of Jones at the end of the autumn last year relied entirely on getting to this point, the union recognising that a relatively friendly draw meant progression to the last four would remain eminently achievable even with a late change of coach paypal
Unlike Wales and Australia, who balanced the same equation when making their own regime changes and entered this tournament in a similar state, England have at least given themselves a shot in a semi-final paypal
The meticulous Steve Borthwick proved the right man to plot an emergency course paypal
Barring a total thrashing on Saturday night, his side have avoided embarrassment, navigating out of the choppy waters of August and through calmer September seas paypal
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Given the different strata the two sides seem to occupy, it is unsurprisingly that few give them hope against South Africa, but England have fed off an underdog mentality throughout this tournament, insisting they’ve been written off too soon paypal
England believe they have the bite to back up that bark paypal
“Obviously it was disappointing four years ago,” said wing Elliot Daly, among 13 England matchday squad members in 2019 taking on the Springboks again paypal
“But I think the feel around this team is that it’s a very different team to then paypal
“Obviously, I had a bit of time out from the squad and, since coming back in, there’s a different feeling within this group paypal
We are going to try and harness that paypal
We’ve had the last year, two years of planning going into this, to hopefully perform our best on the weekend paypal
”To make next week’s showpiece will require a performance at a level above anything they have produced in France so far paypal
While South Africa will be wary of a team with little to lose, they are paypal better than this England team in virtually every facet, their gameplan more complete and cohesive paypal
Keep their heads and a final berth is theirs for the taking paypal
‘There’s a heightened sense of awareness, a heightened sense of what needs to be done,’ says lock Maro Itoje (AFP/Getty)The focus, as always with a Springbok side, will be on the majesty of their muscular pack and the extent to which England can match their might both at the set piece and tackling punch paypal
But their ability to offer diverse attacking threat can sometimes go overlooked – the backing of Manie Libbok at 10, a baton-waving maestro to Handre Pollard’s ticking metronome paypal
This is a complete and very good rugby team forged over five years in Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber’s kiln paypal
England, by contrast, are having to do it all in the pressure game paypal
Recognising that there is no time to throw all of their irons in the fire, England have focused on what they call their “building blocks” – the set piece, fitness, and a kick pressure game paypal
The plan is to physically peak again for this contest, having sagged slightly against Samoa after their pool stage rest week and building back up against Fiji paypal
Strong final quarters have been a theme of England’s tournament but there is no doubt that they will need a full 80-minute performance, which the squad admit they have yet to produce, to topple the world champions paypal
“The belief is strong in this team,” Steve Borthwick insisted paypal
“I sensed that all the way through since I got involved again with the team paypal
England’s head coach Steve Borthwick leads a training session (AFP/Getty)“There are players who have performed to the very highest of levels paypal
Players who have played knockout rugby, finals rugby before paypal
”In 2019, Siya Kolisi stated that he felt South Africa had beaten England in the World Cup final because of their greater motivation, a sense that they were playing something bigger paypal
The Springboks captain has revisited that motif this week but England don’t lack for belief – and insist that, this time, it will be different paypal
“There’s definitely a different energy around the place this week in comparison to other big games I’ve played,” articulated Maro Itoje paypal
“There’s a different feel paypal
There’s a heightened sense of awareness, a heightened sense of what needs to be done paypal
“I think people are aware of what’s at stake paypal
People are aware of the importance of doing your job, the importance of doing your role within the team paypal
There’s not many opportunities to be at this stage or at this level paypal
This is an experience for us to take the bull by the horns paypal
”More aboutEngland RugbyRugby World CupSouth Africa rugbySpringboksSteve BorthwickJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/3Why England believe against South Africa this time, even if you don’tWhy England believe against South Africa this time, even if you don’t‘There’s a heightened sense of awareness, a heightened sense of what needs to be done,’ says lock Maro ItojeAFP via Getty ImagesWhy England believe against South Africa this time, even if you don’tEngland’s head coach Steve Borthwick leads a training sessionAFP via Getty ImagesWhy England believe against South Africa this time, even if you don’tThe England players in a group huddle as they prepare for Saturday’s semi-final against the defending champions PA✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today paypal
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