Post-Match Player Interviews | France 4-6 England

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Hi uh Jasmine Har from Radio Central.

Now that is uh the end of the DT. Now

what do you think about if Sidan Sedane

is a new DT?

>> What do you think about what? Sorry.

>> If Sidan Sedane is a new DT. Mhm.

>> Uh yeah. Um I think it's a little early

to speak about that right now. Um uh

first table as I said before in French.

We have to uh to learn from from from

today uh from today's game. Um and for

the rest we're going to we're going to

have time to think about you. Of course.

>> Thank you.

>> Thank you.

>> Thank you very mucho.

Um huge congratulations. Um, you're only

the fourth Englishman ever to score a

hat-tick at a World Cup. Um, and this is

England's best finish at a World Cup now

since 1966.

Personally, from your perspective and

from the team,

>> how special after everything you've been

through in the last few days?

>> In the last four days or

>> in the last few days after all you've

been through getting knocked out to

suddenly have all of that?

>> Yeah. I'd say as a collective um this is

what we discussed. you know, we deserve

to finish strong for the tournament that

we have. We deserve to finish in the

highest position that England has seen

for 60 years. Um, this group deserve

nothing less. And that was the mentality

and you saw that in the first half. We

played a perfect first half and

ultimately that won us the game. And um,

on a personal level as well, I've worked

so hard to to try and get myself ready

for this tournament and and be available

to to produce moments like that. And

yeah, for me, it's an incredible

achievement. Like you said, there's only

four other English men or three other

English men that have done it. Um, so

yeah, it's a nice record to to have now

and yeah, I'm proud of myself to achieve

that.

>> What's the mood in the camp like cuz I

know what you guys have been through

after that defeat to Argentina. Has this

lessened that at all? What have you guys

said to each other in the changing room?

>> I don't think anything can lessen the

pain that we felt from the other night.

Um,

that one really hurt us, I'll be honest.

Um, but yeah, today was just about being

professional and um, like I said,

finishing strong and this group's got

that togetherness. We've got that

mentality that's never been a problem

for us and we showed that today so we

can be proud of ourselves to to achieve

that that highest finish that England

has seen.

>> I pain that you've said that you've been

feeling, how much can that fuel England

going into the next major tournament and

how much do you want to go go again with

this manager going into the next major

tournament?

Yeah, I think for us like

yeah, looking back back at it when we

when we go to the next major tournament,

this will definitely be fuel for us. Um,

yeah, it's very tough to take, but we

did show and we believed and I feel that

we we made the the the country believe

as well that we could do it. So, um,

that belief hasn't left us, you know,

we'll be back next tournament to to try

and get over the line. I am journalist

of Colombian saka. Congratulation for

the game. It's very important this game

for you for heart three.

>> Is it very important for me?

>> For you for heart three. It's very

important this game and win. Yeah, this

game was very important for us to win

like I said and and finish strong and

yeah, for myself this this was a game

that obviously many players wouldn't

have wanted to play but more so me I was

I was happy to play um and just yeah get

some more minutes and and enjoy the last

game of the World Cup. Um it only comes

every four years and yeah, I'm happy

that I got rewarded scoring a hattick

and and it's going down in the history

book. So that just shows to to the

mentality of myself, the team, um how

much we want it and how much we want to

make the country proud.

>> Hi Abukao. Um Luis Pedella Lam Proud

Orlando USA. Thank you. I wanted to ask

you um a lot of pundits are saying that

you guys play very conservative

tactically against Argentina. What was

the big change especially scoring six

goals uh tonight against France? Thank

you.

>> Yeah, well it's a completely different

game. That's the first thing I'd say.

Um, when was the semi-final with with

everything at stake, you know, there's

so much pressure in that game. This game

was much less. Um, and obviously we

fielded a different lineup. So, there

was so many different different factors

as um to the different performances, but

yeah, in the end, the 11 that the

manager picks, you know, we have to

deliver and yeah, the changes that were

made of course were the changes. There's

not really much that I want to say to

you right now because I'm not here to to

cause any drama, but um it's what it is

and um we just have to move on.

>> Ibuka, sorry. In the second half, how

did you feel? Was it a very like very

chaotic game for you or you simply like

enjoying it and you were just catching

the moment?

>> No, I would say overall it was a fun

game. Um but yeah, the first maybe 30

minutes of the second half when we

conceded three goals wasn't so fun. we

didn't play as good as we we were in the

first half and yeah um with the the

quality that France have they will

punish you and after the three goals

thank god we woke up and and took the

game back to them and we scored two and

yeah in the end that um that helped us

to win the game

>> thank you guys

>> thank you

huge congratulations um you probably

haven't a chance to see social media yet

but you're the talk of the town

everybody thinks you've had an

extraordinary World Cup and and you've

you've gone on to new heights. Um that

personally at a time when England have

finished third in a World Cup, their

highest achievement ever since 1966. Put

all that together, that's not a bad day

for you, is it?

>> Yeah, it's not a bad uh debut

tournament. Um

and yeah, like you said, for for it to

be the best since 966 is a is an honor.

And um yeah, I'm just happy that we

achieved it with this team. Obviously,

it's not what what we wanted, but you

know, we still got to look at the

positives and um yeah, I'm proud to be a

part of this team.

>> Personally, do you feel you've come of

age at this World Cup? Do you think

you've maybe shown some people all over

the world of what you're all about?

>> Yeah, definitely. You know, I've always

believed in myself and um yeah, I'm just

happy I can uh showcase on a on a bigger

stage in the world and um yeah,

hopefully I can continue in this in this

form. I know it's not what you wanted

from this World Cup and what you guys

even expected of yourself, but to come

back from what happened three nights ago

and do that tonight. What does it say

about the character in the in the side

and what does that do for your belief

with this England side going forward?

>> Yeah, it shows the mentality of the

group, the mentality of the players. Um,

you know, was disappointment, but you

know, we got to put that behind us and,

you know, work what's in front of us

and, you know, credit to the boys today.

We we did that and um yeah, it just

shows great mentality from the people.

>> Hi Jed. Um congrat congratulations on a

fantastic tournament. Uh I know

obviously you would have wanted a

different color middle but still as you

say third place best thing since 1966.

How keen are the players to continue

with this manager to go into the next

tournament in two years time?

>> Yeah, definitely very keen. you know, we

he's he's a great manager and um we

built something special and um yeah,

like like he said, um wasn't what we

wanted, but you know, it's stepping in

stones and it's the best we we've

finished since 1966, so it's a step in

the right direction and yeah, hopefully

the next tournament we can uh hopefully

bring something home.

>> Uh hi Spencer, Luis Pedro, Orlando, USA.

I wanted to ask you um you guys have had

the best soccer um throughout the

tournament from all teams um offensively

and defensively. You guys showed a lot

of togetherness today, a lot of

composure. Um do you take those lessons

to what's coming next um the next arm is

with England and how important is the

group owning um all this chill era

tactics? Thank you.

>> Yeah. Um yeah, I think we got to learn

from this tournament and um we've

learned a lot. we've done well and then

we just got to take it into the to the

next tournament that we're in and the

next games that we're we're in as a as a

team. So yeah, we've learned and we just

got to learn from it and yeah, hopefully

I don't know, bring something home. Like

I said,

>> hi Jed, there was a lot of criticism at

home after the semi-final defeat. Maybe

a lot of it aimed at the manager, but

that looked tonight like a performance

of a team doing what the manager sent

him out to do. Was that kind of a

response to all that?

>> Um, no. I I don't think we really focus

on, you know, the outside noise. I mean,

it's like we just got to focus on oursel

and and and our bubble and control what

we can control and um yeah, it's like

it's like we said the disappointment

with the semi-final, but you know, we

show great mentality today to um yeah,

get the win. So, credit credit to the

team.

>> Yeah, there'll be a lot of memories of

this World Cup tonight. We'll live long

in the memory on a a game that

apparently been nobody wants to play in

in a bronze medal match. the win in

Mexico as well, 4-2 win over Croatia.

Are those are those the three that stick

out for you? Will they live with you

forever?

>> Um, yeah, definitely. I think the the

the whole World Cup, the the the

tournament will live with me forever.

You know, it's my first major

tournament. So, yeah, it's it's a

blessing. It's an honor to do with this

team. And um not just that game, I think

Mexico as well was a was a was a great

night. So, yeah, a lot of a lot of great

memories you created there. I hear on

your right um you play it against

Argentina. I'm from Spain and I want to

know I want some advice who can we beat

him. Um

what's your prediction for tomorrow and

I don't know if you can give me give us

uh some advice

>> prediction? Um I don't know. I think

it's it's great. Two great teams uh

going for it. So you know best of luck

to both of them and uh yeah you're

Spanish so hopefully uh Spain win for

you. But yeah, it's two great teams and

good luck to the both of them.

>> Can I ask you one last question, Jed,

about Jude Bellingham? He scored his

seventh goal tonight in this World Cup

from midfield. No Englishman has ever

scored that many goals in a World Cup

finals before. What do you say about

him?

>> Legend. England legend. Um, very young,

but yeah, I think he's he's proven on a

bigger stage and uh yeah, he's a legend.

Jud, just just finally on your own

journey. I mean, I cover Tottenham, so I

know what how the journey you've had

there. Could you have ever envisioned

this a few years ago when you found it

difficult to get into the Spurs team and

now you're starring in a World Cup

semi-final for England?

>> Yeah, I could. Um, like I said, I've

always believed always believed in my

ability and um difficult moments don't

define you. So, um, yeah, I've worked

hard and I've always believed that I'll

be in this position and, uh, yeah, I'm

living in answered prayers, so I can

only thank God. And, um,

yeah, it's great to be a part of this

team.

>> Thank you very much.

>> Thank you guys.

>> Thank you very much. Yes.