Gareth Southgate will keep track of his England players this weekend using a special analysis system
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REVEALED: Gareth Southgate will be monitoring his England players this weekend using a special analytics system that will give him visual access to ALL the matches as they are being played…as he desperately hopes he can avoid further injury problems ahead of the World Cup
- Gareth Southgate can watch his England players from home this weekend
- The manager will use a special analysis system to keep track of the internationals
- Southgate announced the name of his 26-man World Cup squad for next week on Thursday
- He will pray that he no longer has to worry about injuries in the last round of league matches
- Full-backs Reece James and Ben Chilwell were sidelined by injury
Gareth Southgate has the opportunity to watch the final round of the World Cup matches in real time from his home as he prays that his England players get through unscathed.
After selecting his 26-man roster for Qatar on Thursday, the national team boss is now facing an anxious wait to find out if any of his players are injured before heading to the tournament next week.
And Southgate will have the chance to see all of his players live during Saturday’s eight Premier League clashes and Sunday’s two remaining matches from the comfort of his own home thanks to a special analysis system that gives him visual access to matches as they are played. .
Gareth Southgate will watch his England players this weekend using a special analysis system
It means Southgate can simultaneously monitor all members of his team playing during the weekend’s match round, much like a mini control center.
The Three Lions boss is desperate to prevent further injuries in the tournament, having already lost Reece James and Ben Chilwell to injury.
Bukayo Saka, Harry Maguire and Trent Alexander-Arnold also injured Southgate in recent weeks.
It remains to be seen whether Southgate travels to a match this weekend, although there is some indication that he will remain at his residence in Harrogate, where he can keep up to date with the activities of all his players.
The England coach announced his 26-man World Cup selection on Thursday before next week
Southgate will pray there are no more injury problems as Reece James lost to a knee problem
Southgate has not named an official standby list, but are able to sign players if someone is unlucky enough to sustain an injury that will exclude him from the World Cup this weekend.
On the prospect of players getting injured this weekend, Southgate said on Thursday: “I can’t help it, so when you watch the games you’re always intrigued by how the tactical games are going, the performance, the results of the game. players of course. But we can’t do anything about injuries.
‘We’ve already been hit that way. It could happen again and we have to adapt. We have players to come in and opportunities for others to come in.”