England vs Kosovo
European Qualifiers Group A
7:45pm Tuesday 10th September
St. Mary’s Stadium
England seal of qualifying a one-hundred , and can place one foot at the Euro 2020 finals on Tuesday.
The Three Lions are unbeaten in qualifying for major championships since a 1-0 loss in their World Cup 2010 qualifier under Fabio Capello to Ukraine.
Reaching championship finals has become a bit of a given for English sides because then – but defeat at 2009 came just two decades afterwards one of England’s darkest moments in recent history, if they missed out on Euro 2008 entirely after a shock home defeat to Croatia in their final qualifying match at Wembley.
Anything but defeat will guarantee England extend what is the longest unbeaten run of qualifiers among well ahead of their rivals, and European sides to its second decade Spain, that are 24 games unbeaten.
Kosovo’s recent results demonstrate that might not be a easy task, but once they came from behind to beat Czech Republic on Saturday and haven’t lost any of their four qualifiers.
The nation declared independence from Serbia but didn’t play its first official global match also picked up only a purpose in qualifying for World Cup 2018.
However four wins from six in their Nations League set and the goalscoring type of Fenerbache striker Vedat Muqiri along with Werder Bremen midfielder Milot Rashica – that the latter injured for Tuesday’s match – have rocketed the nation drawn in exactly the identical pot as Gibraltar and the Faroe Islands up to second spot in Group A.
Sky Sports News understands that Jadon Sancho will begin with Marcus Rashford for England.
Southgate is expected to change both full-backs – together with Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold and the Ben Chilwell place to come in to Danny Rose along with Kieran Trippier of Leicester.
Southgate stated on Monday:”We might freshen the team somewhat, that will be important.
“We don’t need to, everybody is available and fit. We need to make certain we get the balance right.
“We need to receive the right attacking and defending profiles to make sure that we win the game.”
Harry Kane added his 23rd, 24th and 25th England aims to his tally on Saturday to become only the 13th player in England history to score many hat-tricks for the Three Lions, and also the first since Michael Owen took home his second game ball following a friendly against Colombia back in 2005.
He was moved by kane’s trio against Bulgaria outside England great Sir Geoff Hurst at the goalscorer positions, and even though he still trails its leader Wayne Rooney with some 28 strikes, Southgate has supported his captain – fitness pending – to break that record in time.
“I think it will only be on fitness and preventing extended injuries – matters which are out of your control – but I would think everything else is there to truly battle it,” Southgate said.
“The reality of this is that there is a reason that only Bobby Charlton, Gary Lineker and Wayne Rooney have obtained there, since it’s such a tricky challenge to remain healthy, the number-one choice, focused, motivated for the long period you need to have the ability to get the games and to get those aims.
“However, if anyone has that power of mentality, for sure it’s Harry.”
Ahead of Tuesday’s match, Kosovo director Bernard Challandes has issued an extraordinary warning to England within the”mad” pressing they will face from his side.
As he shouted to this St Mary’s encounter during an explanation of the strategic approach of Kosovo the coach stunned seeing colleagues in his press conference.
“It’s strategic pressing,” Challandes said. “At a crazy match, it is go, return, move , go, go, go, go!
“Perhaps they lose the ball and we score, since gegenpressing isn’t only defence, it is preparation for a target for us. It’s, for mepersonally, crazy pressing”
Coming up: September 7 – England vs Bulgaria, Kosovo vs Czech Republic; September 10 – Montenegro Czech Republic vs Kosovo
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