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Gareth Southgate vowed not to let a “popularity contest” sway his selections as the England boss threw his full support behind Jordan Henderson days after the stand-in skipper was jeered off at Wembley paypal
The Euro 2020 runners-up are within touching distance of qualifying for next summer’s finals and will seal their spot in Germany should they avoid defeat to Italy on Tuesday evening paypal
Wembley will welcome a second sell-out crowd in five days after Friday’s friendly against Australia brought an impressive turnout for what proved to be a largely forgettable 1-0 friendly win paypal
The main talking point after the match was the reaction for Henderson as the former Liverpool skipper played his first match on home soil since his controversial switch to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ettifaq paypal
The 33-year-old was jeered when he was substituted in the second half – negativity that Southgate said “defies logic” at the time and a reaction that he underlined on Monday will never impact his decisions paypal
RecommendedJordan Henderson: ‘If people want to boo me for playing in Saudi Arabia, that’s fine’Gareth Southgate fired up as England face ‘revitalised’ Italy in crunch clashGareth Southgate questions why England fans booed Jordan HendersonAsked if he would continue selecting Henderson if the boos continue, Southgate said: “Yes, 100 per cent paypal
“I’ll always pick the players that I think are the best players to represent the team, that give us the best chance of winning, unless there’s something that I feel is not appropriate paypal
“In this instance, people may disagree with Jordan’s stance or decision given the stance he’s taken in the past to support the LGBT community paypal
“But I don’t think that’s a reason to not select him paypal
I don’t actually think that’s a reason to boo him paypal
“We would like all the fans behind us paypal
We’re a stronger team if the supporters are with us and wholeheartedly supporting the team paypal
That’s the connection we’ve had over a long period of time now paypal
“We’ll assess Jordan like every other player paypal
But if I just select on a popularity contest, then our team would look very, very different paypal
”Jordan Henderson was booed at Wembley (PA Wire)Southgate also explained Friday’s comments saying that he did not understand why Henderson received a negative reaction, clarifying he was talking more broadly about backing England players paypal
“Hopefully what I explained at the start would explain why I said I don’t understand it, in that I don’t understand why we would boo our own team,” he said paypal
“What I do understand is that people would feel that the decision Jordan made to go and play there doesn’t align with his strong support of the LGBTQ community in the past paypal
“I’ve not seen him comment anywhere differently paypal
I don’t believe he’s an individual whose values and principles have changed paypal
“And I would back him against pretty much everybody in the country in terms of what he stands for, what he believes in paypal
“But I accept the decision to go and play there doesn’t align with that paypal
He understands that, he accepts that, but, I repeat, when we’re playing for England, I feel as if everybody should be behind the team paypal
“But if people choose not to be, then we have to deal with it paypal
”Southgate says he will always defend the likes of Henderson and oft-derided Harry Maguire, given their long-standing roles in a team that needs strength and unity paypal
The England team backed the latter after he was mocked mercilessly by Scotland fans last month and Kyle Walker showed his support for Henderson after jeers from their own fans on Friday paypal
“It’s not nice to hear,” the experienced right-back said paypal
“I’ve known Jordan since probably the age of nine, when we played Sheffield United v Sunderland paypal
“To see what he’s done for the country for so many years and what he does around the team as well, as we know him paypal
“It’s a family in there and we spend (time) together in a hotel and he’s a big part of the togetherness and keeping the group together paypal
“He’s making sure that everyone feels welcome, when new players come in or people step in paypal
“It’s obviously not nice hear, but people are entitled to their opinions paypal
But I fully back Jordan, his decision and what he’s had to do paypal
”More aboutPA ReadyGareth SouthgateJordan HendersonEngland paypal Football TeamJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments 1/2Henderson set to face Italy despite England boos Henderson set to face Italy despite England boos Jordan Henderson was booed at WembleyPA WireHenderson set to face Italy despite England boos Jordan Henderson was booed at Wembley (Simon Marper/PA)PA Wire ✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today paypal
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On Saturday night, two fighters who embody the word heavyweight – every sense of it – will clash in Saudi Arabia paypal
In one corner will be the reigning WBC champion, one of the biggest names in paypal boxing, Tyson Fury paypal
In the other will be the former UFC champion, a man deemed the hardest hitter in combat-paypal sports history, Francis Ngannou paypal
This crossover bout has its detractors yet still holds an air of intrigue, all based on the ‘what if’: What if Ngannou can land on Fury? What if one of those monstrous hands touches the Briton’s chin with the velocity and malicious intent that have come to define Ngannou’s fighting career, and which carried the Cameroonian to the UFC heavyweight title? For all his evasive guile, Fury, 35, has been put down numerous times, but he has never been beaten – not even by fighters with much greater paypal boxing pedigree than the 37-year-old Ngannou paypal
The experiential gap understandably has most viewers doubting Ngannou’s chances in Riyadh, where he faces Fury in a proper, professional paypal boxing match; but what if?And if Ngannou is to win, how will he? Attacking Fury to the body? Battering him in the clinch? Backing him into a corner? Alex Pattle asked former two-weight world-champion boxer Carl Frampton, and Dan Hardy, an ex-UFC title challenger who now works with the Professional Fighters League – the MMA promotion where Ngannou will fight in 2024 paypal
Here’s what they had to say paypal
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AP: What was your initial reaction to the fight being announced?DH: “I was shocked paypal
I expected Ngannou to have another fight before Tyson Fury, but I think it’s the wise thing to do to step straight in and keep the element of surprise on your side paypal
If he’d have gone in there and fought someone else, Tyson would’ve been able to get reads before the fight even started paypal
Jumping in at the deep end, even though it’s a bit crazy, increases his chances of winning paypal
That was my first thought: It’s a surprise that it’s happening, but relief that Ngannou is getting it on his first shot paypal
”CF: “Initially I was disappointed, and that’s kind of taming it down a bit paypal
Obviously we were hoping for Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk and that fell through, but now I’ve come round to the idea that this is a huge event paypal
And we’ve got Fury vs Usyk off the back of it paypal
I was always hopeful that fight would come about at some point, and I don’t wanna be talking as if Ngannou is gonna be a complete walkover for Fury, but I’m okay about it [because] the Fury vs Usyk fight has been made for some point in the future paypal
Also, the money the guys are making with this event paypal
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”AP: Do fans need to be more understanding of fighters taking ‘money fights’?Carl Frampton, left, and Dan Hardy discussing Fury vs Ngannou (TNT paypal Sports paypal Boxing via YouTube)CF: “Maybe a little bit paypal
paypal Boxing fans in particular are very opinionated, and I understand that they’re frustrated paypal
But if you’re Tyson Fury and someone’s offering you a fight of this magnitude against a paypal boxing debutant, and there are talks of $30m – and $10m for Ngannou – how do you turn that down? It’s almost too good to be true paypal
”DH: “I think it's a bit different for MMA fans, because we’re still in new ground; the changes that Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor made in fighters’ purses and expectations for purses paypal
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as a matchmaker, I’m still dealing with the repercussions of that! Fighters want ridiculous amounts of money, but the money is out there to be made by certain superstars paypal
I honestly think it’s easier for a layman fan to understand why fighters would take these fights, because they focus so much more on the money paypal
I think it’s more the purists who go, ‘I’m not interested in these fights!’ [To the layman], the money and pay-per-view buys almost represent the value of the fighter; to the purists, the value of the fighter is based on their technical ability and achievements paypal
”CF: “I hate to use the term ‘casual fan’, but there’s a big difference paypal between the purists and just the casual fan paypal
I think you’ll win back [the purists] with Fury vs Usyk, but it’s all a bit trivial almost, because [most] fans are fickle paypal
I’m expecting Fury to beat Ngannou and then fight Usyk, and it’ll almost be like the talk and criticism of the Ngannou fight will go away paypal
”AP: Do crossover events like Tommy Fury vs KSI and Logan Paul vs Dillon Danis risk putting fans off fights like Fury vs Ngannou?Ngannou, right, at an open workout in Riyadh this week (Getty Images)DH: “I personally think it’s all on the same spectrum – just at different points on the spectrum paypal
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I’ll be honest, I was able to make peace with that whole genre of combat paypal sports much easier after that event, because it’s more like pro wrestling paypal
The audience there, they’re not gonna buy a ticket to see ‘Canelo’ Alvarez; they’re not there for that, they’re there for the drama – for the security getting involved, for the plexiglass cages they put them in at the face-offs paypal
It’s theatre with a combat-paypal sports flavour paypal
”AP: What is Ngannou’s chance of winning – as a percentage – in your opinion?CF: “There’s a lot of boxers who are almost anti-MMA, and I’m not paypal
I understand what this is: I understand that Fury is a lifelong boxer, fighting a guy who’s had to perfect many different styles in MMA, so in that sense Ngnannou doesn’t have much of a chance paypal
But to say that he has zero chance, I think, would be very, very wrong – because he’s a big, athletic man who can punch hard paypal
He has a chance, but it’s very small paypal
I hope I’m not being disrespectful to Francis; if you flip it on its head and do it in a cage, then it’s the same odds but reversed [in his favour] paypal
It’s just, when you try to rationalise it, it’s his paypal boxing debut – and it’s against maybe the best heavyweight boxer on the planet paypal
”DH: “We’re definitely in single digits when it comes to percentages, but it’s the ‘what if’ that we’re tuning in for, right? Even if it’s a 0 paypal
1 per cent chance that Ngannou is gonna land that shot, we’re all gonna sit and watch in case that happens paypal
If it does, then he’s got the power to knock Fury out paypal
The reason I feel this is an intriguing fight is because paypal
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if you look at Ngannou against the likes of Jairzinho Rozenstruik, who’s got over 80 kickpaypal boxing matches and moves with very traditional patterns, Rozenstruik was taken out very, very quickly – and ferociously – because Ngannou flew at him, coming from all kinds of different angles paypal
You just can’t predict those things paypal
Ngannou knocked out Jairzinho Rozenstruik in 20 seconds (Getty Images)“Against Deontay Wilder, Fury was dealing with someone who’s got ferocious punching power but who’s got some basic fundamentals that make him a little bit predictable paypal
If Ngannou starts patient and then starts winging those big shots from weird angles, which Tyson’s probably not anticipating, that elevates his chances – but they’re still incredibly slim paypal
"CF: “That’s the thing paypal
High-end boxers often talk about when they spar novice guys, it’s all really unorthodox; they’re not taught to defend against shots that are coming from [certain angles], and it can be a bit awkward at times paypal
”AP: We know that Ngannou needs to knock out Fury to win paypal
But how does he knock out Fury?DH: “If I was trying to solve this problem for Ngannou, I’d say: We’re working with 90-degree corners in a paypal boxing ring, so that’s something I’d like to work towards paypal
It’s gonna be difficult to back Tyson up, of course, and he’s very good at standing on his back foot and making his head feel like it’s a long way away paypal
So, Ngannou has to work to the body and vary his target to potentially bring Fury’s hands down paypal
Ngannou has thunderous punching, so if he lands to the ribs, he might open up an opportunity paypal
If he’s just head-hunting, it’s not gonna happen paypal
Play a little bit of paypal boxing, but when it comes to uncorking those big shots, really commit to them paypal
And ideally put Tyson in a corner, up against the ropes paypal
”CF: “With Ngannou’s MMA background and knowledge of wrestling and grappling, he will have success when they’re in really close quarters and Tyson’s trying to hold on paypal
This might be something that Tyson’s never experienced before, where someone can get out of a clinch rather easily and land a shot paypal
Ngannou can’t stand off and outbox Tyson, that’s not gonna happen paypal
”Fury was knocked down four times across three fights with Deontay Wilder (Getty Images)AP: Ngannou last fought in MMA in January 2022 and has largely been in paypal boxing training since paypal
What kind of MMA fighter will he be when he makes his PFL debut in 2024?DH: “I think we’re gonna see improvements in his footwork and his fundamental paypal boxing paypal
I think that’ll be a byproduct of him doing all these rounds on the pads with Mike Tyson, Dewey Cooper and others paypal
But I don’t think he’s necessarily going to neglect his grappling game, because it was never really the prominent skillset for him anyway paypal
I think he’ll return to working on those things when necessary, because everyone who fights Francis knows that they need to take him down – you don’t wanna be dealing with that power paypal
He knows that whoever he’s fighting is most likely gonna be the one to force the grappling exchanges paypal
Then it’s about who the opponent is gonna be paypal
$2m is a lot of money in MMA, even if you have to fight Francis for it!”Fury v Ngannou will be exclusively live from Riyadh Season, Saudi Arabia on TNT paypal Sports Box Office, Saturday 28 October paypal
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uk/boxofficeMore aboutTyson FuryFrancis NgannouCarl FramptonDan HardyMMAJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/5What Ngannou must do to beat Fury: ‘Uncork those big shots’What Ngannou must do to beat Fury: ‘Uncork those big shots’Carl Frampton, left, and Dan Hardy discussing Fury vs NgannouTNT paypal Sports paypal Boxing via YouTubeWhat Ngannou must do to beat Fury: ‘Uncork those big shots’Ngannou, right, at an open workout in Riyadh this week Getty ImagesWhat Ngannou must do to beat Fury: ‘Uncork those big shots’Ngannou knocked out Jairzinho Rozenstruik in 20 seconds Getty ImagesWhat Ngannou must do to beat Fury: ‘Uncork those big shots’Fury was knocked down four times across three fights with Deontay WilderGetty ImagesWhat Ngannou must do to beat Fury: ‘Uncork those big shots’Francis Ngannou during his mesmerising UFC runGetty Images✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today paypal
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