‘Something’s not right’ – Ian Wright reveals Gareth Southgate’s concerns as England prepare for clash with Slovakia

IAN WRIGHT believes “something isn’t right” with Gareth Southgate at the moment.

Former England striker Wright sees a change in the Three Lions manager’s behavior at the Euros – particularly when he is in front of the media.

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The 60-year-old said in Stick to Football: The Overlap Special, brought to you by Sky Bet: “You can see something about him in his interviews.

“When you look at Gareth before this tournament, you look at him and his demeanor, he was very confident.

“When he talks to people and looks at reporters, there is authority in what he says and he has confidence in what he says.

“Now you hear him say, ‘There’s something that’s not right,’ and he does it just as he’s talking and he looks down and you can see he’s thinking about something else.

“There’s something wrong with him and I really feel for him because I think he took on so much of what he had to do as England manager and changed so many different things culturally and politically.”

Southgate is in charge of his fourth major tournament since taking over in 2016, but many expect him to step down after this summer’s Euros.

England topped the group with an opening victory over Serbia, followed by draws with Denmark and Slovenia.

Slovakia now await the round of 16 on Sunday and Phil Foden is back after heading to the UK for the birth of his third child.

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EURO 2024 LIVE: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST NEWS FROM GERMANY

BBC and ITV’s Euro 2024 line up in full

Here’s how each channel will be aligned:

BBC presenters:

Gary Lineker, Alex Scott, Gabby Logan and Mark Chapman

ITV presenters:

Mark Pougatch and Laura Woods

BBC experts:

Alan Shearer, Micah Richards, Rio Ferdinand, Ellen White, Frank Lampard, Ashley Williams, Wayne Rooney, Joe Hart, Cesc Fabregas, Thomas Frank, David Moyes, Rachel Corsie and James McFadden

ITV experts:

Ian Wright, Roy Keane, Gary Neville, Karen Carney, Graeme Souness, Eni Aluko, Ange Postecoglou, Danny Rohl and Christina Unkel

BBC commentators:

Guy Mowbray, Robyn Cowen, Vicki Sparks, Steve Wilson, Steve Bower and Jonathan Pearce

ITV commentators:

Sam Matterface, Clive Tyldesley, Seb Hutchinson, Pien Meulensteen and Joe Speight

BBC co-commentators:

Danny Murphy, Martin Keown, Jermaine Jenas and James McFadden

ITV co-commentators:

Lee Dixon, Ally McCoist and Andros Townsend

Meanwhile, Declan Rice and Kieran Trippier have worked on individual programs to help their charge – but are expected to play against Slovakia.

Luke Shaw still remains an unused member of the squad after being selected whilst still injured.

But the Manchester United star has already declared himself fit and could play against Slovakia.