Has Gareth Southgate got his subs right at Euro 2024? Stats reveal how England fare against their rivals after Cole Palmer and Ollie Watkins helped Three Lions reach the final Ollie Watkins and Cole Palmer combined to send England through to the final Gareth Southgate has regularly been criticised for his late use of substitutions LISTEN to It's All Kicking Off! EUROS DAILY : How England are on the cusp of immortality By Dominic Hogan Published: 12:41, 11 July 2024 | Updated: 12:41, 11 July 2024 e-mail View comments Gareth Southgate has copped plenty of criticism during his tenure at the helm for England, but one area of frustration for fans and pundits alike has been his use of substitutions. It largely stems from England's Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy, with the generally held perception claiming that the Three Lions were too negative after taking the lead and failed to react to Italian changes. That criticism has followed Southgate in the next few years, and had been a point of contention in Germany in the knockout stages, with England now twice going through extra time to find a way through.
Ivan Toney was notably left fuming at being brought on in added time to change the game against Slovakia, while only 10 nations had been slower to make substitutions before the quarter-finals than the Three Lions. But on Wednesday night it was two substitutes combining that saw England make their way into the finals with Ollie Watkins teed up by Cole Palmer in the 91st minute - so i.
