ENGLAND’S squad were given a lift by a yoga guru after Gareth Southgate admitted his stars are drained.
The under-fire Three Lions boss is considering changing his team and formation for Tuesday’s final Group C game against Slovenia.
And Southgate concedes his players, including skipper Harry Kane, were lethargic in Thursday’s drab 1-1 draw with Denmark.
The players took part in a yoga session hosted by Dr Rebekah Jade at their Blankenhain base.
Southgate said: “We are not pressing well enough, with enough intensity.
“We have limitations in how we can do that with the physical condition.
“We cannot press as high up the pitch as we might have done in the qualifiers, for example. And not keeping the ball well enough. It is as simple as that. We have to keep the ball better and build with more control.
“Then we will be defending less and we’ll have more confidence.”
Kane was subbed on 70 minutes against Denmark and has struggled for sharpness since returning from a back injury at the end of last season.
Southgate said: “Harry’s only had one 90 minutes in five or six weeks.”
As for making changes against Slovenia, Southgate said: “We’ll have a look at everything.
“We’ll look at the performance and look at the next opponent and find the best solutions for the next game.
“We felt the right thing to do against Denmark was to give confidence to the players we picked in the first game. We had won the previous game.”
England’s players were put through a series of stretches by NHS doctor Jade, who runs wellness retreats.
In the gym where they performed exercises like ‘downward dog’, the wall was emblazoned with motivational messages.
One read: “Be brave. Be a leader. Be resilient. Commit. Win.”
Another said: “Find your greatness.”
Denmark got yesterday off as boss Kasper Hjulmand aims to create ‘hygge’ — the Danish word meaning to escape the daily rush and enjoy life’s quieter pleasures.
Hjulmand said: “It’s the first day off since June 3 and it’s important to get away for a bit.
“I don’t know what they will do. People just need to be, to lick their wounds.”
Meanwhile, Southgate said he always expected a bumpy road in their bid to win the Euros.
He added: “We have to guide the team through the difficult period that is coming but really stay on track and focus on this challenge ahead.
“We are trying to do something that has never been done before. So that is going to be a bit of a rollercoaster.
“It’s not going to go smoothly when you are trying to achieve extraordinary things. They are bloody difficult.
“So we have to accept the level of expectations, we have to accept the arena we are in.
“And we have to find a better way of playing.
“We are in a different situation to the previous tournaments we have been in but, in other ways, exactly the same — with four points after two games. But we know the performance level has to be better.
“We’ve got some strong leaders in the dressing room here who have been in situations like this and will play their part in lifting people.
“We have to play better. I’m not going to hide from the realities of that.
“I have to find the solutions to doing that.”
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