Gareth Southgate to 'hammer home' discipline message to England players

06-Sep-2020 21:30:35 | Guardian

Kyle Walker dismissal in Iceland was first of manager’s reign
‘It makes it so difficult. It could have cost us the game’

Gareth Southgate says he will not discard Kyle Walker because of his red card in Saturday’s 1-0 Nations League win over Iceland but he will “hammer home” the importance of discipline to each of his players as he prepares for Tuesday’s game in Denmark and the challenges beyond.

The manager has an eye on next summer’s European Championship finals and he is aware of how sendings-off have damaged England at major tournaments in the past. He was in the England team when David Beckham was dismissed in the 1998 World Cup last-16 exit against Argentina while Wayne Rooney’s red card was costly in the quarter-final defeat against Portugal in 2006.