Patrice Evra slams England for failing to give ‘magicians’ of Iceland the respect they deserved
PATRICE EVRA has accused cocky England of not respecting their nemesis Iceland.
And he vowed the host nation will not make the same mistake in Sunday’s clash against the Viking Warriors.
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The France and former Manchester United defender, 35, said: “It worries me that England didn’t respect Iceland because a lot of people have underestimated smaller nations.
“It was logical England should win but every match is 50-50 and Iceland have been magicians at these Euros.
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“After our win against the Republic of Ireland, English people were asking me about playing England in the next round.
“I said ‘France is in the quarter-finals but England is not there yet.
Evra and Shane Long battle it out in the French win over the Republic of Ireland
“Anything can happen against Iceland and if you lose it will be a disaster, so let’s wait and see’.
“And if you don’t put in the effort no system in the world can work.”
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