Marc Guehi relishing EURO 2024 experience

Marc Guehi is thoroughly enjoying his first major tournament as a senior England international and is keen to continue impressing at EURO 2024.

The centre-back has earned rave reviews for his performances in the Three Lions' first two matches of the competition.

The backline have conceded just one goal across those games and Guehi is keen that those standards don't drop in Tuesday's final Group C clash with Slovenia.

He said: "It’s just a really enjoyable experience to be honest. I never thought that I would be here so I am just enjoying every single moment, enjoying every time that I am on the pitch, every training session. I am just really glad to be here.

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"I think you have to have confidence in yourself. I don’t like to think too far ahead. I always like to just be in the moment and focus on what is in front of me. It is very important to have confidence but that is also earnt. You don’t just have confidence from nothing. I think that it is important to earn your confidence, earn your belief by working hard.

"We’re doing well in defence at the moment. I think it’s something to build on, for sure. We don’t want to rest, we want to carry on moving forward and trying to help the team as much as possible. I’m just glad to be playing with John Stones. He’s such an amazing player. He makes life easy for me. His experience, along with Kyle Walker and Kieran Trippier, is priceless, not just for me but for each and every one of us. These tournaments are tough but when you have people who have gone through them before you it's really valuable."

England sit top of the group with four points, knowing that a win on Tuesday would see them into the last 16 in top spot.

But Guehi also outlined some areas in which they believe they can improve.

He said: "We're focusing on fluidity and that togetherness, that connection, both in attack and defence. Making sure we’re compact and really know when to press but also making sure that we can create more chances for ourselves and be more dangerous going forward.

"I think we have been a bit stretched at times, so even from my position it's about communication from the back and helping the guys at the front as well. Sometimes it’s just the rhythm of the game. When you are playing against a good opposition who have good players, they can do that to you. I think the most important thing in that situation was how resolute we were. If we can carry on and help ourselves in the moments that are difficult then we will be fine."