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Gareth Southgate managed to do what no other football specialist had succeeded in doing. For the first time in history, he led England to the final of the European Football Championship, wrote lrytas.lt. In the final, England's national team will face Italy, which currently has a series of 33 undefeated matches. "A battle awaits with an exceptional team. I think the two best teams of this tournament have reached the final - I have no doubt about that. The winner will be the one who plays better on the final day. If we reached the final - we must win it. We understand that it will be difficult, but our main goal is victory and we must believe in it. I have been closely following the game of the Italian national team for two years, I know coach Roberto Mancini's philosophy. This team has very clear playing ideas, great character, and plays with great energy. The current Italian team plays in a modern way, it is different from those I used to watch in my childhood," said England's national team strategist G. Southgate.
