<p>Frankfurt: After a stuttering start to Euro 2024, England midfielder Declan Rice admitted the players are feeling immense pressure to bring home the nation's first major trophy in 58 years.</p><p>Although Gareth Southgate's team top Group C with four points and have one foot in the knockout round ahead of Tuesday's game against Slovenia, they received scathing criticism after Thursday's 1-1 draw with Denmark.</p><p>"We are all so desperate to do the country proud," Rice said.</p>.Spain seizes 11 tons of fake Champions League and Euro soccer jerseys .<p>"We are all so desperate to win, to be leaders, to go out there and give people memories for lifetimes, and sometimes I maybe feel like we put too much pressure on ourselves where we could just go out there and let it just take care of ourselves."</p><p>The Arsenal player is part of Southgate's leadership group along with captain Harry Kane, vice-captain Kyle Walker and Jude Bellingham, tasked with helping less experienced members .</p><p>England have a dozen players who have never played in a major tournament and one of Southgate's concerns was how they would handle the pressure.</p><p>Part of the frustration comes from the richly talented squad Southgate has, including several of the top forwards in Europe, including Bellingham, who had a remarkable season at Real Madrid and Premier League player of the year Phil Foden.</p><p>"I think there is probably more pressure now from the outside just because of the seasons some of our players have had," Rice said.</p>.Euro 2024: Lost phone returned with smiling surprise as Scotland-Germany love-in blossoms.<p>"If you look at the goals that our front four (Foden, Bellingham, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka) have scored this year, it's over 100 between them.</p><p>"Of course, there is expectation because they are the best players in the world. And that goes for everyone throughout the team. There's going to be that pressure. This is England (at) a major tournament. But this is our job and this is what we have to deal with."</p><p>Southgate's team were criticised for their lack of pressing in the Denmark game and their 1-0 win over Serbia.</p><p>"I think it's just connections all over the pitch," said Rice. "You need to have your connections. We work on our pressing all the time."</p><p>Slovenia have two points after draws against Denmark and Serbia. </p>
<p>Frankfurt: After a stuttering start to Euro 2024, England midfielder Declan Rice admitted the players are feeling immense pressure to bring home the nation's first major trophy in 58 years.</p><p>Although Gareth Southgate's team top Group C with four points and have one foot in the knockout round ahead of Tuesday's game against Slovenia, they received scathing criticism after Thursday's 1-1 draw with Denmark.</p><p>"We are all so desperate to do the country proud," Rice said.</p>.Spain seizes 11 tons of fake Champions League and Euro soccer jerseys .<p>"We are all so desperate to win, to be leaders, to go out there and give people memories for lifetimes, and sometimes I maybe feel like we put too much pressure on ourselves where we could just go out there and let it just take care of ourselves."</p><p>The Arsenal player is part of Southgate's leadership group along with captain Harry Kane, vice-captain Kyle Walker and Jude Bellingham, tasked with helping less experienced members .</p><p>England have a dozen players who have never played in a major tournament and one of Southgate's concerns was how they would handle the pressure.</p><p>Part of the frustration comes from the richly talented squad Southgate has, including several of the top forwards in Europe, including Bellingham, who had a remarkable season at Real Madrid and Premier League player of the year Phil Foden.</p><p>"I think there is probably more pressure now from the outside just because of the seasons some of our players have had," Rice said.</p>.Euro 2024: Lost phone returned with smiling surprise as Scotland-Germany love-in blossoms.<p>"If you look at the goals that our front four (Foden, Bellingham, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka) have scored this year, it's over 100 between them.</p><p>"Of course, there is expectation because they are the best players in the world. And that goes for everyone throughout the team. There's going to be that pressure. This is England (at) a major tournament. But this is our job and this is what we have to deal with."</p><p>Southgate's team were criticised for their lack of pressing in the Denmark game and their 1-0 win over Serbia.</p><p>"I think it's just connections all over the pitch," said Rice. "You need to have your connections. We work on our pressing all the time."</p><p>Slovenia have two points after draws against Denmark and Serbia. </p>