“This is the game of our lives” | Gary Neville’s England vs Germany verdict | Tactics, Sterling’s importance, and lessons from Euro 96
Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Sky Sports
4.0 • 760 Ratings
🗓️ 28 June 2021
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
The Sky Sports pundit explains how playing a back three can help England nullify Germany’s wing-backs but also give the Three Lions’ attack the chance to “cause massive problems” at the other end.
Neville also discusses Raheem Sterling’s leading role in the team, what the current generation can learn from Euro 96 heartbreak against Germany, and why he believes England can edge past their old rivals…
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| 0:47.2 | Hello and welcome to the Sky Sports Football Euro's podcast where the countdown is on to England versus Germany at Wembley on Tuesday in the last 16 of Euro 2020. |
| 0:53.2 | I'm Peter Smith and I'm pleased to say that joining me to look ahead to this big one is Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville. |
| 0:53.9 | How are you, Gary? Good. Pete. How are you? Yeah, very good. Thank you. Just looking forward to this big one is Sky Sports Pundit, Gary Neville. How are you, Gary? |
| 0:57.9 | Good. Pete. How are you? Yeah, very good. Thank you. Just looking forward to this huge game. |
| 1:02.3 | It doesn't get much bigger than this, does it for England? After something of a warm-up in the group stages, it's all on the line against Germany on Tuesday. Yeah, I think the tournament's been a little |
| 1:07.2 | bit like that, where obviously with the third place teams going through, |
| 1:11.6 | there hasn't been as much jeopardy in the group phase as you would expect. |
| 1:14.6 | But it all starts obviously today, tomorrow, Monday, Tuesday, culminating with an incredible game |
| 1:21.5 | for the England players, England fans, us, just to be able to watch England versus Germany |
| 1:27.3 | in a tournament at Wembley, it's |
| 1:29.3 | incredibly special. It's happened twice before and it's going to happen for a third time. |
| 1:33.3 | For those players that are playing on Tuesday in part of it, it's such a special occasion. |
| 1:38.3 | It's one that will define memories. You know that history will be created, whatever happens on Tuesday. |
| 1:46.0 | It will be remembered forever. |
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