Gareth Southgate: England 'ready to go right to the depths' against Switzerland

Gareth Southgate says England have to be "ready to go right to the depths again" in Saturday's crunch European Championship quarter-final against Switzerland in Dusseldorf.

England are fifth in the world rankings, with the Swiss 19th, but Southgate's charges have failed to impress in Germany and topped Group C in unconvincing fashion before narrowly avoiding humiliation last weekend.

Jude Bellingham's stoppage-time stunner took the last-16 clash against Slovakia to extra time, with Harry Kane’s header sealing a 2-1 win and a quarter-final clash.

"We showed great resilience and great character to keep going right until the end, and I think we deserved a draw in the 90 minutes," England manager Southgate told UEFA.

"When you get the goal so early in extra time, you’re able to be in charge of things a little more.

"We have to get ourselves back to the mental stage we were in before the game with Slovakia.

"Where whatever it takes to win, you’ve got to be ready to go. You’ve got to be ready to go right to the depths again."

The Netherlands or Turkey await in a Dortmund semi-final for the winner of Southgate’s 100th match as England boss.

Defeat to Switzerland would almost certainly mean that his reign ends on Saturday, with fans already having turned on him during what looks likely to be his fourth and final major tournament in charge.

England were booed at the end of the group draws against Denmark and Slovenia, with some empty beer cups even thrown at Southgate by supporters after the latter match in Cologne.

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