Anthony Gordon believes he would “add a distinct component” to the England crew, though he hasn’t spoken to supervisor Gareth Southgate about his lack of alternatives at Euro 2024.
The Newcastle United winger has made only one look to date, as an 88th-minute substitute in opposition to Slovenia, after which he admitted he was pissed off together with his lack of recreation time.
Gordon is prone to begin from the bench once more when England tackle Slovakia within the spherical of 16 on Sunday however, if he’s named within the beginning XI, he’s assured he’ll make an affect.
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He stated: “My strengths are I’m direct, I’m fast.
“I’m an absolute nightmare for anybody I play in opposition to. I’m all the time attempting to place individuals on the again foot and I feel I add a distinct component to the crew.”
Regardless of telling the media of his irritation on Tuesday, Gordon says he has not raised it with Southgate.
“No, I’m not that man,” he added.
“I feel if I practice to the easiest of my capacity, do the perfect I can on a regular basis, that’s my approach of giving the supervisor a headache when it comes to choice and the remaining I can’t management.
“I don’t suppose I want any alternative to need it extra. As I stated, I can solely management a lot and that’s all the things I do day by day and I attempt to push the lads as greatest as I can once I practice.
“After I get on I’m attempting to remain on, I’m not attempting to return off. I’m enjoying to begin the subsequent recreation, that’s my mindset.”
Gordon addressed the media sporting a nasty graze on his chin and scars throughout his arms and arms because of a motorbike accident on Wednesday.
“It was meant to be a restoration bike experience and I used to be happening the hill and tried to take an image for my household and earlier than I knew it I used to be face first into the ground. It’s solely few cuts, it’s not something painful,” he stated.
“Electrical is so much quicker than regular bikes – the entrance brake is on the left hand facet and I attempted to press the precise one to decelerate and it didn’t decelerate it got here to a full cease and I’ve gone ten ft within the air chin first.
“I simply carried on and completed the bike experience. After I obtained again to camp I needed to put stuff on it which completely stung. No-one noticed me fortunately.”
