Although they were unbeaten in their qualifying campaign, Wembley Stadium was never full for a game and on several occasion the players were booed by their fans.<br> <br>”Ten months ago we qualified and people were throwing paper aeroplanes onto the pitch at Wembley,” said Southgate.<br> <br>”We were driving back to our hotel in Malta with some obscene chants being thrown at us from supporters,” said the England coach, who notices a change after impressive displays in warm-up games and wins against Tunisia and Panama to start the World Cup.<br> <br>”I feel like we’ve started to connect the team with the public again. I feel like we’ve created excitement, like we’ve played in a style that has really shown an expression of what young English players are capable of,” he said on Sky News.<br> <br>Speaking to the press on Sunday, England midfielder Jesse Lingard looked ahead to the Colombia game saying the South Americans were a “tough and physical side, but we are aware of our qualities and our threats.”<br> <br>He also praised Colombian striker Radamel Falcao, who had an unsuccessful spell at England with Manchester United and Chelsea, but who has returned to form in France.<br> <br>”He is a great finisher in and around the box, but we have to be aware of it and deal with it,” said Lingard.
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