Wes Brown says this will be Southgate's last tournament

Wes Brown, Manchester United Legend, exclusively told Ladbrokes 1-2-Free that he identifies two changes he has to make Sunday.

• [On Gareth Southgate] "I just think that this probably will be his last tournament as England manager, and then he'll have a little break for a while, away from all the stick he gets."
• "You can see that this is the tournament he probably really wants to win, but I don't think - as a collective - the team have handled that pressure in the correct way up to this point."
• "Maybe the frustration is actually a credit to the job Gareth's done in recent tournaments, because he's got the nation to a point where we're expecting the very best, game-in, game-out."
• "I think you can see the disappointment on the faces of the lads, as well. They must be wondering what's going on. But it only takes a split-second for all of that to change; somebody just needs to do something special, beat a player, or something like that, and all of a sudden there's confidence again."
• "Whenever we made a mistake, in any way, it would get blown up way too far. You know, you'd speak to the foreign lads whenever you'd return from an international tournament and they'd always say "wow, your media is crazy... it's a football game!""
• "I just want everyone to get behind the team; I've looked at a few comments today off the back of the Slovenia game, and everything's just a little bit negative. But we've done the job, haven't we? We've got through, we'll wait and see who we play next, and we'll go from there."

I don't think Gareth [Southgate] will be managing England after this tournament. He's been in the job for a long time now, and he's got this team playing great across a number of tournaments; obviously the final of the Euros three years ago being the biggest moment. That's probably the one game he wishes he could go back and play again. 

It wouldn't bother me if he stayed; he's brought a lot of these lads through, and he's had some really good players at his disposal along the way. I just think that this probably will be his last tournament as England manager, and then he'll have a little break for a while, away from all the stick he gets. 

But if you look at his whole reign, I think he's been pretty good... he's done a lot better than most managers, anyway, and people sometimes forget that. I know a lot of people say that this is the generation which should be winning trophies, but they've been saying that forever!

You can see that this is the tournament he probably really wants to win, but I don't think - as a collective - the team have handled that pressure in the correct way up to this point. Everyone's a little bit frustrated, because we all know they're a lot better than what we've seen so far. But we all know that things can change in an instant in football. 

Maybe the frustration is actually a credit to the job Gareth's done in recent tournaments, because he's got the nation to a point where we're expecting the very best, game-in, game-out. Without thinking about it, if you'd have asked me a few months ago who I thought was going to win the Euros this summer, I'd have said England straight away. 

Let's not forget, we had a job to do, and that was to get through, finishing top of our group... and we did. Don't get me wrong, the players will admit they've not found their best level yet, but they've got the job done up to this point. 

We're through. We're in a good side of the draw, although I have to say we talk about that too much, by the way... if anything, it probably puts even more pressure on us, because everyone is now going to expect us to go on and beat anyone in that bottom half of the draw. 

We've not been brilliant; listen, we've done the job that we've needed to do, but it's not been exciting. The subs changed things in the second-half against Slovenia but, other than that, we've just not been sharp enough on the ball, we haven't really opened teams up. What I will say, though, is that we don't look in any danger. We've looked pretty solid defensively. 

I do think the manager is going to have to change things in the next game, though, because we did look a lot better on Tuesday night after the subs came on. I actually thought Kobbie [Mainoo] or Adam Wharton might have started the game, to be honest. I just feel like Kobbie brings a lot of calmness to the team. He's very positive, as well, on the ball. He'll try things, and he was involved in the build-up for the Cole Palmer chance at the end. 

He plays on instinct a lot, as well. He'll just see a pass and make it. He's someone we need to be starting, because he opens up space. I didn't think he would be a starter at the beginning of the tournament, but after the first two games it was probably time to bring him in and change things. He just plays with so much confidence. You know, he's not worrying; as kids sometimes, you don't worry as much about everything that's going on around you. Him, Cole Palmer and Phil Foden all fell into that category last night; Palmer got on the ball and was straight at his defender, and they didn't really know how to cope with him. We've missed that... and that's not saying Bukayo Saka has been bad, by the way. But when you've got someone like Cole Palmer doing what he's doing, in that area of the pitch, it changes the game completely. 

I just think we've been safe in a lot of what we've done up to this point. We've controlled every game, really. Other teams have had opportunities, but I don't think we've ever been in danger. I want to see more from everybody, moving forward. Can we get Harry Kane in better positions in the box to score? Can we assist him better? We've not been able to do that. Everyone has been below-par, in that sense. We've had a lot of the ball across all three group games, but the final ball just hasn't quite been there, from anyone. 

I think you can see the disappointment on the faces of the lads, as well. They must be wondering what's going on. Things like that can happen in football, but it only takes a split-second for all of that to change; somebody just needs to do something special, beat a player, or something like that, and all of a sudden there's confidence again. We've seen it on a couple of occasions, particularly with Phil Foden, and this is what I mean when I talk about moments of individual brilliance... we need to see more of them, because that's what's going to lift the crowd. That's what's going to lift performance levels. 

I think we had it hard from the media because of that expectation everyone had from us. Whenever we made a mistake, in any way, it would get blown up way too far. You know, you'd speak to the foreign lads whenever you'd return from an international tournament and they'd always say "wow, your media is crazy... it's a football game!"

Quite often things were blown far out of proportion, because that's the sort of thing that sells stories. You know, I always think we should get behind the team, as a nation. You go back to 1998 and [David] Beckham's red card, and the [Cristiano] Ronaldo and [Wayne] Rooney incident... everything was always blown so far out of proportion in the media. And, historically, when you look back, it doesn't help the team in any way. You know, it never had a positive impact. 

I just want everyone to get behind the team; I've looked at a few comments today off the back of the Slovenia game, and everything's just a little bit negative. I understand it; people like negativity, and ultimately everyone knows we can be better. But we've done the job, haven't we? We've got through, we'll wait and see who we play next, and we'll go from there. 

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