this is bbc news, i'm ben boulos. the headlines. anti—government protests in china against strict covid restrictions are spreading, with some demonstrators calling for the country's leader, president xi, to go. two 16—year—old boys have died after being stabbed about a mile apart in south—east london, police say they are trying to establish if the two deaths are linked. the families are aware, and we are asking that their privacy is respected at this unimaginably difficult time. with further rail strikes

expected before christmas, the transport secretary says reform is needed to fund wage rises. what has to happen is we have to agree on a set of reforms. it's the reforms that free up the savings that then unlock the ability for companies to make an offer to the trade unions on pay. but labour argues the government needs to do more to support workers during a cost of living crisis. we think it is unconscionable that nurses and rail workers who went out and kept this country moving during a pandemic are not being paid enough to put food on the table. people who use social media posts to encourage self—harm will face criminal prosecution under new government proposals.

good afternoon. protests have erupted in cities across china, as people call for an end to strict lockdown measures to curb the spread of coronavirus. in a show of defiance in shanghai, china's biggest city, protestors were bundled into police cars amid calls for president xi jinping to resign. millions of people have been living with strict covid restrictions, as the communist government struggles with record infection levels. our china correspondent, stephen mcdonell, reports from beijing. it's not unusual to see acts of defiance in china, but this was something different. a crowd of protesters in shanghai chanted, calling for the country's leader xijinping to stand down and for the communist party to give up power. a fire which killed ten residents in changsha last week has prompted widespread anger in china. zero—covid restrictions have been blamed for hampering people's escape and slowing the access for fire crews.

whether this is true or not, it's sparked waves of protest in the regional capital, urumqi. this has now spread to other cities and university campuses, as spontaneous memorial services for those who died in the fire have transformed into demonstrations, calling for an end to lockdowns, mass testing and other coronavirus measures. people are also blaming xi jinping personally for not easing the zero—covid approach which is tanking the economy. protests have been building in china all year, with people here increasingly sick of zero—covid restrictions. the government seems to have drastically underestimated popular discontent, yet for the moment has no easy way out of the zero—covid corner it's painted itself into. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. joining me now from lancaster,

andrew chubb, a fellow at the asia society policy institute�*s centre for china analysis and a senior lecturer in chinese politics and international relations at lancaster university. good to have you with us. what is your take on these protests we are seeing, and the causes that have prompted them? it is seeing, and the causes that have prompted them?— seeing, and the causes that have prompted them? it is good to be with ou. i think prompted them? it is good to be with yom i think the _ prompted them? it is good to be with you. i think the most _ prompted them? it is good to be with you. i think the most dramatic- you. i think the most dramatic protests, of course, for a political point of view are the ones in shanghai, that your reporter has outlined there. there are calls for xijinping to stand down, and other anti—government slogans being chanted. i think a lot of the protests in other places around china have basically involved other issues as well. as mentioned, the horrific fire in urumqi which triggered the protests there, and

even further back, stephen's report mentioned it was building up for a while. we had large movements in guangzhou where people are pushing down the lockdown barriers, and i think it would be a long road to —— a long bow to draw to say before putting down anti—government barriers. putting down anti-government barriers. ...— putting down anti-government barriers. what makes these rotests barriers. what makes these protests different _ barriers. what makes these protests different than - barriers. what makes these protests different than the - barriers. what makes these | protests different than the ones barriers. what makes these - protests different than the ones we have seen before against covid restrictions? i have seen before against covid restrictions?— restrictions? i think it is very much the — restrictions? i think it is very much the scale _ restrictions? i think it is very much the scale and - restrictions? i think it is very much the scale and the - restrictions? i think it is very - much the scale and the nationwide coverage of the process this time. the discontent has certainly been building up, particularly since, not coincidentally, the very long lockdown in shanghai from april this

year, so i think it is very much about the scale and the relatively simultaneous, if notjoined up nature of some of these protests across very different geographies in china, including many regions. {guild china, including many regions. could ou exect china, including many regions. could you expect the _ china, including many regions. could you expect the chinese _ china, including many regions. could you expect the chinese communist party to respond to this? it is you expect the chinese communist party to respond to this?— party to respond to this? it is an interesting _ party to respond to this? it is an interesting question. _ party to respond to this? it is an interesting question. we - party to respond to this? it is an interesting question. we have i party to respond to this? it is an i interesting question. we have seen the authorities in urumqi, where the morning anti—lockdown protests broke out last week. we have seen them issue an apology, some kind of self—criticism perhaps could be coming on those particular places, where officials could be held responsible, but it is always very difficult to predict chinese politics, but my money would be on a clampdown rather than further concessions. take the situation is

bromley going to get uglier before it gets better. this bromley going to get uglier before it gets better-— it gets better. this is a question i wonder if anyone _ it gets better. this is a question i wonder if anyone has _ it gets better. this is a question i wonder if anyone has the - it gets better. this is a question i wonder if anyone has the answer| it gets better. this is a question i i wonder if anyone has the answer to, but i ask you anyway, why do you think the authorities in china are persisting with her zero—covid strategy when it clearly isn't working? when, despite that policy, the number of infections are at record levels compared with even the start of the pandemic, why do we persist with that policy? the? start of the pandemic, why do we persist with that policy? they don't see that they _ persist with that policy? they don't see that they have _ persist with that policy? they don't see that they have a _ persist with that policy? they don't see that they have a better- see that they have a better alternative. in particular, china's intensive care beds, the number of intensive care beds, the number of intensive care beds, is not sufficient. the government cannot be sure that it will be sufficient if there is a full nationwide epidemic, and the vaccination rates, particularly among the elderly and other vulnerable groups are not high enough, and on top of all of that,

the vaccines that they are using in china, the locally made ones, are not as effective as the vaccines that foreign countries have been relying upon to do reopening in various places around the world. given all that is going on in china, this is not some far off isolated case that does not affect other people. this affects us economically, and in terms of supply chains here in the uk and elsewhere around the world, presumably? i think so, i think that is only what will play out over a longer period of time, but i also think it seems a fairly broad consensus among economic experts that the outlook for china's economy going forward is much less rosy than it was pre—covid. overthe much less rosy than it was pre—covid. over the last years of rapid economic growth, there is no way that can continue over the next

year. this type situations that are related to the economic impact of covid, that a son that is likely to appear more in china over the coming years. appear more in china over the coming ears. ., ~' appear more in china over the coming ears. ., ~ , ., y appear more in china over the coming ears. . ~ ,, , . appear more in china over the coming ears. ., ~' ,, y . ., appear more in china over the coming ears. ., y . ., years. thank you very much for your thou:hts, years. thank you very much for your thoughts. the _ years. thank you very much for your thoughts, the fellow _ years. thank you very much for your thoughts, the fellow at _ years. thank you very much for your thoughts, the fellow at the - years. thank you very much for your thoughts, the fellow at the centre i thoughts, the fellow at the centre for china analysis. back here in the uk, police investigating the fatal stabbings of two 16—year—old boys in southeast london are treating them as linked. the attacks happened about a mile apart in thamesmead yesterday afternoon. emergency services attended, but both boys were pronounced dead. in the last hour police gave an update on the investigation. on saturday evening at around 5:10pm, police were called to reports of two people injured in two locations, sewell road, abbey wood and titmus avenue, thamesmead. the locations are

approximately one mile apart. emergency services attended immediately, and at each location they found a 16—year—old boy suffering stab injuries. tragically, both boys died of their injuries. i can confirm the two young boys are charlie bartolo and kearne solanke. officers are especially keen to hear from anyone who may have seen a dark coloured suv or four by four type vehicle with distinctive silver roof bars in the areas around sewell road or titmuss avenue in the days before and prior to the murders. we have already heard from a number of witnesses and i am grateful for them. i'm grateful to them for getting in touch and providing information to the police. i am appealing for any witnesses who may have seen either incident. i'm also interested in speaking with those

who knew charlie and kearne and might be able to offer some information or insight into these senseless killings. and we urge you to contact police on 101, giving the reference 4943 of the 26th of november. information can also be provided to crimestoppers anonymously online or by calling 800 555111. by calling 0800 555111. they do not ask your name or trace your ip address. inquiries are ongoing and i will therefore offer no further comment at this time. our correspondent simonjones was listening to police update... you got a sense from the police there of the shock that they are feeling, and also the community are feeling here, too, about a killing that happened here and another one just around a mile from here. now, at the start of the day,

the police said they were looking into whether these two murders were linked. the key thing we've learned from that news conference, from that statement there, was they do believe that these two deaths were linked. now, in terms of the appeal, they say they're looking for people who saw a dark four—by—four in the area in the days before the attack. they also want to hear from anyone else who might have any other information. and speaking to people here, just to add to that sense of shock, i spoke to one person who said that yesterday evening at around 5:00pm, they heard screams in this area, looked out and saw a large amount of activity. we then also spoke to one man who said he tried to give cpr to one of the boys, the one who died here. but ultimately that proved to be in vain. now, the police stress that cases like this, they say, are rare. they say that knife crime is coming down in london, particularly, they say, statistics showing that the number of people being stabbed, particularly young people being stabbed, has come down this

year compared to previous years. they recently carried out a one—week operation in which they arrested 500 people and said they had seized 130 knives. but, what we've seen from what happened here last night and just down the road, it is still an issue. it is still a problem. and that's why you get from the police a sense that this is really a senseless crime. the headlines on bbc news. actually, we will bring you the headlines in a moment, with good reason for the pores. the england team are giving a press conference in qatar, and we were listening. hi. in qatar, and we were listening. hi, marcus. england were not at their best against the usa. harry kane did not look_

best against the usa. harry kane did not look his— best against the usa. harry kane did not look his usual sharp self, there is talk_ not look his usual sharp self, there is talk that— not look his usual sharp self, there is talk that he could be, maybe should — is talk that he could be, maybe should he — is talk that he could be, maybe should be rested for this match. if he was, _ should be rested for this match. if he was, are — should be rested for this match. if he was, are you ready, desperate to step up? _ he was, are you ready, desperate to step up? |_ he was, are you ready, desperate to ste u? ~' , ., , he was, are you ready, desperate to ste--u? ~' , ., , step up? i think everyone is ready, i'm rarin: step up? i think everyone is ready, i'm raring to _ step up? i think everyone is ready, i'm raring to go. — step up? i think everyone is ready, i'm raring to go, training _ step up? i think everyone is ready, i'm raring to go, training has - step up? i think everyone is ready, i'm raring to go, training has been | i'm raring to go, training has been good, even if i haven't been getting as many minutes. ifeel like good, even if i haven't been getting as many minutes. i feel like for the squad,it as many minutes. i feel like for the squad, it has never been an issue, especially since gareth has been managing. maybe before it was a bit of an issue, in terms of quality of training, and people's dedication to training, and people's dedication to training, but since he has been manager of england, it has been good, it has been intense, it has been challenging. like you say, me included, everyone is ready to do their bit when they come onto the pitch, and if they get an opportunity to step up. pitch, and if they get an ouortuni to ste u. ., , ., , opportunity to step up. how is harry kane? to dc — opportunity to step up. how is harry kane? to dc mccain _ opportunity to step up. how is harry kane? to dc mccain training? - opportunity to step up. how is harry kane? to dc mccain training? the i kane? to dc mccain training? the comic— kane? to dc mccain training? the comic he's —

kane? to dc mccain training? the comic he's happy, he is enjoying his football, _ comic he's happy, he is enjoying his football, obviously for any forward you want _ football, obviously for any forward you want to be scoring goals, but i'm you want to be scoring goals, but i'm sure — you want to be scoring goals, but i'm sure if— you want to be scoring goals, but i'm sure if you keep doing —— if he keeps— i'm sure if you keep doing —— if he keeps doing— i'm sure if you keep doing —— if he keeps doing what he's doing, he will keeps doing what he's doing, he will keep scoring goals. this has been billed _ keep scoring goals. this has been billed as— keep scoring goals. this has been billed as the battle of britain, you were there in 2016 when a video went viral celebrating the fact that england had lost iceland and were going _ england had lost iceland and were going home. luke shaw said it wasn't nice to _ going home. luke shaw said it wasn't nice to see _ going home. luke shaw said it wasn't nice to see that, does it give it a bit nice to see that, does it give it a hit extra — nice to see that, does it give it a hit extra hit— nice to see that, does it give it a bit extra bit of space from your perspective? it bit extra bit of space from your perspective?— perspective? it hasn't been mentioned. _ perspective? it hasn't been mentioned. any _ perspective? it hasn't been mentioned. any game - perspective? it hasn't been mentioned. any game in i perspective? it hasn't been mentioned. any game in a | perspective? it hasn't been - mentioned. any game in a world cup is a big game, so we are going to go there and give everything to win the game, and we try to do that, obviously, against the usa, who defended really well to be honest. the midfield worked tremendously hard to stop our players, and they made it difficult for us, and we couldn't quite get the go, so it

makes it more important to go and win this game. i makes it more important to go and win this game-— win this game. i have to ask you about manchester _ win this game. i have to ask you about manchester united, - win this game. i have to ask you about manchester united, and l win this game. i have to ask you| about manchester united, and in particular— about manchester united, and in particular about cristiano ronaldo. an awful— particular about cristiano ronaldo. an awful lot has been happening at your football club when you've been out here _ your football club when you've been out here. you won't play with renaldo _ out here. you won't play with ronaldo again, how do you feel about that? _ ronaldo again, how do you feel about that? , ., , , ., that? listen, it has been an unbelievable _ that? listen, it has been an unbelievable experience - that? listen, it has been an unbelievable experience to | that? listen, it has been an - unbelievable experience to play with him, he is obviously one of my idols, and someone i have always looked up to, so to have the opportunity to play with him is unbelievable, and i will take that with me, and to something i can keep with me, and to something i can keep with me, and to something i can keep with me forever. i wish him all the best, and we obviously want to thank him for the things he has done for manchester united, and i wish him all the best in his career. hi. all the best in his career. hi, marcus- _ all the best in his career. hi, marcus. how _ all the best in his career. hi, marcus. how have _ all the best in his career. hi, marcus. how have you felt since you came _ marcus. how have you felt since you came back_ marcus. how have you felt since you came back into the england squad and

.ot a came back into the england squad and got a goal— came back into the england squad and got a goal in the world cup after the euro— got a goal in the world cup after the euro final? it got a goal in the world cup after the euro final?— got a goal in the world cup after the euro final? it has been good. i'm 'ust the euro final? it has been good. i'm just happy — the euro final? it has been good. i'm just happy to _ the euro final? it has been good. i'm just happy to be _ the euro final? it has been good. i'm just happy to be enjoying - the euro final? it has been good. i'm just happy to be enjoying my| i'm just happy to be enjoying my football without any injuries or niggles, and i'm just raring to go. training has been good, and it's been good for me to meet back up with the lads after being away from them for such a long period of time. i'm ready. de them for such a long period of time. i'm read . , . ~ ., .,, i'm ready. de feel back to the top of our i'm ready. de feel back to the top of your game? — i'm ready. de feel back to the top ofyour game? i— i'm ready. de feel back to the top of your game? i feel _ i'm ready. de feel back to the top of your game? i feel like - i'm ready. de feel back to the top of your game? i feel like i'm - of your game? i feel like i'm caettin of your game? i feel like i'm getting a _ of your game? i feel like i'm getting a lot _ of your game? i feel like i'm getting a lot closer- of your game? i feel like i'm getting a lot closer than - of your game? i feel like i'm getting a lot closer than i . of your game? i feel like i'ml getting a lot closer than i was of your game? i feel like i'm - getting a lot closer than i was in the last year or 18 months. i am still working towards it, ifeel like, but i am pleased with the steps that i have taken so far. what steps that i have taken so far. what do ou steps that i have taken so far. what do you feel — steps that i have taken so far. what do you feel has _ steps that i have taken so far. what do you feel has made _ steps that i have taken so far. what do you feel has made the _ steps that i have taken so far. what do you feel has made the difference to get— do you feel has made the difference to get you _ do you feel has made the difference to get you close to your best again? probably— to get you close to your best again? probably my happiness, but a lot of it was linked to the injuries i was

carrying, and even on good days for myself and good days for the team, when i had the injuries ijust was not enjoying it. i was obviously in pain, and i knew what the end goal is going to be, and it is difficult sometimes to manage. once i had the surgery and recovered properly i could put it behind me, and move forward, and that is what i've been doing. i5 forward, and that is what i've been doin:. , ' . ., , forward, and that is what i've been doin:. , m ., doing. is it difficult as a player sometimes — doing. is it difficult as a player sometimes to _ doing. is it difficult as a player sometimes to deal _ doing. is it difficult as a player sometimes to deal with - doing. is it difficult as a player sometimes to deal with the i doing. is it difficult as a player| sometimes to deal with the fan pressure? supporters speak about performances like the other night, but performances like the other night, hut your— performances like the other night, but yourjob is the professional is 'ust but yourjob is the professional is just to _ but yourjob is the professional is just to get — but yourjob is the professional is just to get out of the group, isn't it? ' i: i: , ~ , just to get out of the group, isn't |t7'::::f a , just to get out of the group, isn't |t'::::f , ., just to get out of the group, isn't it? 10096. as players, we always want to -la our it? 10096. as players, we always want to play our best _ it? 10096. as players, we always want to play our best football, _ it? 10096. as players, we always want to play our best football, but - it? 10096. as players, we always want to play our best football, but it - it? 10096. as players, we always want to play our best football, but it is i to play our best football, but it is not always possible. you can't always play your best football, and you have to learn to win games when you have to learn to win games when you are not playing well. like i said, it is unrealistic to think that you are going to be the best team are the best individual on the pitch every single game. we are

obviously not happy with the way we performed in the last game, we know that we can do better, but at the same time, we are in a strong position in the group, it is not often that teams win all three games in group games, so if we managed to beat wales, which we will be looking to do, it can be considered as a good start. hi. to do, it can be considered as a good start-— to do, it can be considered as a aood start. a. . , ., good start. hi, marcus. you went throu~h good start. hi, marcus. you went through all— good start. hi, marcus. you went through all of— good start. hi, marcus. you went through all of that _ good start. hi, marcus. you went through all of that with _ good start. hi, marcus. you went through all of that with your i through all of that with your injuries, _ through all of that with your injuries, sojust a recap of the moment— injuries, sojust a recap of the moment of— injuries, sojust a recap of the moment of coming on against iran and scoring _ moment of coming on against iran and scoring so— moment of coming on against iran and scoring so quickly, could you just talk it— scoring so quickly, could you just talk it through for us, with all those — talk it through for us, with all those injuries, what it meant to you? _ those injuries, what it meant to you? it— those in'uries, what it meant to ou? , ., , , those in'uries, what it meant to ou? ., ., you? it is obviously a great feeling to ull on you? it is obviously a great feeling to pull on the _ you? it is obviously a great feeling to pull on the england _ you? it is obviously a great feeling to pull on the england shirt - you? it is obviously a great feeling to pull on the england shirt again. | to pull on the england shirt again. it is something that i have obviously missed out on since the euros, so the initialfeeling of just meeting up with the lads,

training, and being around them at the hotel, getting out on the pitch, they are all great feelings, and the goal just cut everything they are all great feelings, and the goaljust cut everything off. like i said, i'm really happy that i'm here. —— the goal capped everything off. when you're on the bench, you want to get involved in the game as quickly as possible, and for any player, especially forward, the best way to do that is scoring a goal. the fact the opportunity came so is beautiful. i the fact the opportunity came so is beautiful. ., ., ., ., ~' the fact the opportunity came so is beautiful. ., ., ., ., ~ ., the fact the opportunity came so is beautiful. ., ., ., ., , beautiful. i want to look to harry maauire beautiful. i want to look to harry maguire as _ beautiful. i want to look to harry maguire as well. _ beautiful. i want to look to harry maguire as well. he _ beautiful. i want to look to harry maguire as well. he had - beautiful. i want to look to harry maguire as well. he had anotherj maguire as well. he had another outstanding game, kept a clean sheet after a _ outstanding game, kept a clean sheet after a really strong attack by the usa _ after a really strong attack by the usa he — after a really strong attack by the usa he is — after a really strong attack by the usa. he is getting a lot of criticism, gareth southgate, saying he is _ criticism, gareth southgate, saying he is too _ criticism, gareth southgate, saying he is too pragmatic, but he is getting — he is too pragmatic, but he is getting performances at the players who maybe don't have this wrong is performances at club level. how does he do _ performances at club level. how does he do it? _ performances at club level. how does he do it? |_ performances at club level. how does he do it? ., . performances at club level. how does he do it? ~ ., ., ., , he do it? i think a lot of it is the atmosphere- — he do it? i think a lot of it is the atmosphere. i— he do it? i think a lot of it is the atmosphere. ifeel— he do it? i think a lot of it is the atmosphere. i feel like - he do it? i think a lot of it is the atmosphere. i feel like he i he do it? i think a lot of it is the atmosphere. i feel like he has l

he do it? i think a lot of it is the l atmosphere. i feel like he has got he do it? i think a lot of it is the i atmosphere. i feel like he has got a atmosphere. ifeel like he has got a good balance between working hard and having downtime and opportunities to relax and put your feet up. i think he has always been good at that, to be honest. since i have worked with him. even when i was with him in the under 21 is, he was with him in the under 21 is, he was the same. he has stuck to what he thinks works, and he speaks to the players a lot, and he tries to get a balance between what he thinks works well and what the players wants and what they think will work well. on that side of things he is very good. well. on that side of things he is very good-— very good. you said you were disappointed _ very good. you said you were disappointed with _ very good. you said you were disappointed with the - very good. you said you were disappointed with the result l very good. you said you were i disappointed with the result and very good. you said you were - disappointed with the result and the performance against the us, what was the discussion had? we performance against the us, what was the discussion had?— the discussion had? we obviously weren't happy _ the discussion had? we obviously weren't happy with _ the discussion had? we obviously weren't happy with the _ the discussion had? we obviously weren't happy with the result. i the discussion had? we obviously weren't happy with the result. at| weren't happy with the result. at times in the game we played well, we were just missing the final bit to get the goal. like i said before, the usa defended really well, their

midfield. for me, they covered a lot of ground, they defended the pitch really well. they are a threat on the break, and they have players who can get in behind and offer a threat to the goal. they are not a bad team. it was a difficult game, but like i said, we are not in a bad position in the group, we can't let one game, one performance, tell the story for us so far. you one game, one performance, tell the story for us so far.— story for us so far. you had the defensive _ story for us so far. you had the defensive display _ story for us so far. you had the defensive display which - story for us so far. you had the defensive display which proves| story for us so far. you had the i defensive display which proves that this team _ defensive display which proves that this team that can defend, and a great _ this team that can defend, and a great attacking display against tram _ great attacking display against tram put — great attacking display against iran, put them together and it should — iran, put them together and it should he _ iran, put them together and it should be good. i want to take you back to _ should be good. i want to take you back to the — should be good. i want to take you back to the euros, you are struggling with injuries, and then to take _ struggling with injuries, and then to take that penalty. what was it like, _ to take that penalty. what was it like. the — to take that penalty. what was it like, the reaction, after you did so

much _ like, the reaction, after you did so much during — like, the reaction, after you did so much during covid for a whole nation, — much during covid for a whole nation, forgetting the government to do a u-turn — nation, forgetting the government to do a u—turn. you talk to your injuries— do a u—turn. you talk to your injuries being hard, was a particularly hard to get that racist abuse _ particularly hard to get that racist abuse after you guided a government and helped so many people, to then see that _ and helped so many people, to then see that reaction, how hard was that after you _ see that reaction, how hard was that after you had given so much? racism, it is not good — after you had given so much? racism, it is not good for— after you had given so much? racism, it is not good for you _ after you had given so much? racism, it is not good for you to _ after you had given so much? racism, it is not good for you to go _ after you had given so much? racism, it is not good for you to go through i it is not good for you to go through it is not good for you to go through it as an individual, but it's no good to see anybody go through it. it is more just disappointment, good to see anybody go through it. it is morejust disappointment, you are disappointed at the fact that people have views like that, and the main reason is that you don't have those views about anybody else, regardless of their race or religion. like i said, it is more the disappointment that people are thinking those things, never mind seeing them. find thinking those things, never mind seeing them-— seeing them. and after the iran name, it seeing them. and after the iran game. it was — game, it was really lovely to see that it was — game, it was really lovely to see that it was brilliant black young men _ that it was brilliant black young men that— that it was brilliant black young men that had scored all the goals.

what _ men that had scored all the goals. what is _ men that had scored all the goals. what is that collective like with the young talent coming through like. _ the young talent coming through like” _ the young talent coming through like,, bellingham? a the young talent coming through like,, bellingham?— the young talent coming through like,, bellingham? a lot of them have won big _ like,, bellingham? a lot of them have won big trophies, _ like,, bellingham? a lot of them have won big trophies, and i like,, bellingham? a lot of them have won big trophies, and it i like,, bellingham? a lot of them have won big trophies, and it is i have won big trophies, and it is experience that you need is a squad. we need to have players that have played in big games, experience big moments, and they can pass that experience even at a young age. i don't see them as young players, i see them as players that are early in their career, but like i said, they have experienced massive moments in their career so far, which not everybody gets to do. does this team really _ which not everybody gets to do. does this team really love _ which not everybody gets to do. does this team really love coming up against — this team really love coming up against the likes of wales,

scotland, battles of britain? is there _ scotland, battles of britain? is there any— scotland, battles of britain? is there any more incentive? it is olise a massive _ there any more incentive? it 3 olise a massive incentive, but when your ambitions are so high, it does not matter the opponent. we are going to try and bring the best version of us, and i think if we do that we will win the game. you said earlier that — that we will win the game. you said earlier that may _ that we will win the game. you said earlier that may be _ that we will win the game. you said earlier that may be before - that we will win the game. you said earlier that may be before gareth . earlier that may be before gareth southgate came in there is an issue of quality— southgate came in there is an issue of quality of training or people's dedication to training. can you explain — dedication to training. can you explain what you mean by that? i was onl there explain what you mean by that? i was only there for — explain what you mean by that? i was only there for a _ explain what you mean by that? i was only there for a short _ explain what you mean by that? i was only there for a short time _ only there for a short time before, that the standard of training was not as high. for players, it is black and white. if you are not training well, you can't expect to play well, you can't expect to go into go into games,... you have to put the working, and the right to

win football matches. for me, it is two different sides of a coin, and it is as simple as that. you two different sides of a coin, and it is as simple as that.— it is as simple as that. you think there has _ it is as simple as that. you think there has been _ it is as simple as that. you think there has been a _ it is as simple as that. you think there has been a bit _ it is as simple as that. you think there has been a bit of- it is as simple as that. you think there has been a bit of a - it is as simple as that. you think there has been a bit of a step i there has been a bit of a step change — there has been a bit of a step change in _ there has been a bit of a step change in terms of quality of training _ change in terms of quality of training and expectation level since gareth— training and expectation level since gareth southgate has been manager? there _ gareth southgate has been manager? there has— gareth southgate has been manager? there has obviously been a clear change and a clear improvement, we have obviously done much better in major tournaments, have obviously done much better in majortournaments, but have obviously done much better in major tournaments, but even in the games that we play throughout the year with england, we have played better, we have had better results. it's not often i come away with england and feel like we are going to lose games. i think, as a collective, we are very strong. the togetherness is very high, and it is a big feature that gareth puts on us. it is something that we have worked on and has improved since time has gone on. like i said, the

main reason why we are in a position that we are in is because we have good players that are willing to work for one another, and leave it all out on the pitch. in the next game we will definitely do that. after the usa game, how does it feel. _ after the usa game, how does it feel. as — after the usa game, how does it feel, as players, when you have put so much _ feel, as players, when you have put so much effort in to be booed off by your own _ so much effort in to be booed off by your own supporters?— your own supporters? listen, it is not a nice — your own supporters? listen, it is not a nice feeling. _ your own supporters? listen, it is not a nice feeling. to _ your own supporters? listen, it is not a nice feeling. to be - your own supporters? listen, it is not a nice feeling. to be honest, | your own supporters? listen, it is i not a nice feeling. to be honest, we didn't need fans to boo us to know that we could have done as well as we could have. it was a feeling that is mutual amongst a group that we could have done better, and it is notjust could have done better, and it is not just the could have done better, and it is notjust the players that could have done better, and it is not just the players that start the game, it is the full group. we train forfour days leading up game, it is the full group. we train for four days leading up to the game, it is all of us. you do sometimes question, would you have change things in the build—up to the

game? that is natural, as players we want to win as many games as we can, so when you don't win, it is disappointing. like i said earlier, you can't be negative about it, we are in a good position in the group, wejust need to are in a good position in the group, we just need to win our next game. hi, marcus. it is fair to say that supporters— hi, marcus. it is fair to say that supporters relation with gareth can be quite _ supporters relation with gareth can be quite up and down at the moment. there _ be quite up and down at the moment. there are _ be quite up and down at the moment. there are some boos in the nation is the campaign, they were booing against — the campaign, they were booing against iran, and you were booed off the other— against iran, and you were booed off the other night. do you think gareth has been _ the other night. do you think gareth has been a — the other night. do you think gareth has been a victim of his own success. _ has been a victim of his own success, and what is your message to fans who _ success, and what is your message to fans who are — success, and what is your message to fans who are not convinced by gareth or your _ fans who are not convinced by gareth or your style — fans who are not convinced by gareth or your style of play? | fans who are not convinced by gareth or your style of play?— or your style of play? i 'ust feel like that is h or your style of play? i 'ust feel like that is football. i or your style of play? i just feel like that is football. when i or your style of play? i just feel like that is football. when you | or your style of play? i just feel. like that is football. when you win a game you are the best team in the world, when you lose a game you are the worst. as players, you can't

view it like that, you have to keep a medium and the balance, and that goes for your individual performance and your performance as a collective. ifeel like and your performance as a collective. i feel like if and your performance as a collective. ifeel like if we play well in the next game, that usa game will be forgotten about, and it is “p will be forgotten about, and it is up to us as players and staff as a group to move as a collective, and the best way to do that is by winning the next game. hi. the best way to do that is by winning the next game. hi, marcus. i don't think we _ winning the next game. hi, marcus. i don't think we have _ winning the next game. hi, marcus. i don't think we have seen _ winning the next game. hi, marcus. i don't think we have seen many i winning the next game. hi, marcus. i don't think we have seen many 25 i don't think we have seen many 25 young _ don't think we have seen many 25 young men... we don't think we have seen many 25 young men---_ don't think we have seen many 25 young men... we are going to come away from _ young men... we are going to come away from that — young men... we are going to come away from that press _ young men... we are going to come away from that press conference, i away from that press conference, thatis away from that press conference, that is marcus rashford speaking on behalf of the england team ahead of their game against wales which is happening on tuesday. that press conference in qatar it led by marcus rashford. hello, this is bbc news. here are

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