On the night of June 30, the ghosts that long haunted English football were looming inside Gelsenkirchen’s Veltins Arena. One nil down to lowly Slovakia in a knockout match, the star-studded team looked overcome with fear. The new generation, who began the Euro 2024 tournament as favourites, was no longer unshackled from past failures. Still, England manager Gareth Southgate had faith: stay calm, be patient, hold your nerve.
6月30日晚上，長期困擾英格蘭足球的幽靈在蓋爾森基興的維爾廷斯競技場內若隱若現。在淘汰賽中以1比0落後於實力較弱的斯洛伐克，這支星光熠熠的球隊顯得充滿恐懼。這一代新球員，雖然一開始被視爲2024年歐洲盃的熱門，卻未能擺脫過去的失敗陰影。儘管如此，英格蘭主教練加雷斯•索斯蓋特(Gareth Southgate)仍然有信心：保持冷靜，耐心等待，保持鎮定。
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