‘They were hit by drinks’: Konsa says family members drenched in beer | England

Ezri Konsa has revealed England’s gamers needed to test on family members who were drenched with beer thrown by supporters on the finish of the workforce’s goalless draw with Slovenia.

On an evening that ended with plastic beer cups being thrown in the course of Gareth Southgate, relations and family members of the gamers additionally discovered themselves in the road of fireside. Konsa, who stated that the environment in that a part of the stadium was “not nice” after a draw that secured prime spot for England in Group C, stated his brother was amongst these showered with drinks. The defender added that the abuse of Southgate had not been a dialog subject in the dressing room.

“We haven’t spoken about it,” Konsa stated. “We were conscious of it as a result of a few of our family members bought hit with a couple of drinks. We know that in soccer stuff like that occurs. We attempt not to consider it an excessive amount of so we transfer on. There’s youngsters in the stands with family so we all the time should test on them, reassure them and ask in the event that they’re all proper. It occurs.

“It wasn’t good. But there’s lots of gamers with lots of expertise who’ve skilled it earlier than at membership degree. We know what to anticipate from followers. It’s all the time up and down. It’s a part of the sport. My brother was hit, a couple of others. But we haven’t spoken about it an excessive amount of and there’s not a lot we are able to do about it. I spoke to him after, I requested him how he was and he stated he was superb. It was coming from all angles.”

Konsa, an unused substitute in England’s first three video games at Euro 2024, admitted efficiency ranges wanted to enhance towards Slovakia in the final 16 on Sunday.

“We know we can play better,” he stated. “We know that certain performances haven’t been our best level. But we always try and give it our best. We’re not going out to try and play badly on purpose. Sometimes in football it goes your way and sometimes it doesn’t. But we’re ready for Sunday now.”

Southgate might make modifications, with Kobbie Mainoo and Cole Palmer hopeful of coming into the beginning lineup and a debate growing over whether or not Jude Bellingham ought to preserve his place. Bellingham has had a disappointing match and considerations over his health have heightened after the 20-year-old admitted he felt “absolutely dead” towards Slovenia.

The Real Madrid midfielder stated it was solely the help of the followers that stored him going. “You definitely draw on them for energy towards the end of games,” he stated. “I felt like in the last game I was absolutely dead. But you hear them singing and you can play at a level that’s not our best – it’s normal, it can happen. But the important thing when you’re representing those fans is that you don’t give up.”