By Mark Mann-bryans, Press Association Sport
Published: 23:11 BST, 11 June 2019 | Updated: 00:45 BST, 12 June 2019
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Former England captain Rio Ferdinand has questioned whether Gareth Southgate's philosophy will lead the Three Lions to Euro 2020 success.
Despite reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup and Nations League in the past 12 months, Ferdinand feels the players at the manager's disposal may be better suited to a different style.
Holland beat Southgate's side 3-1 in their Nations League encounter last week, with defensive errors at the heart of the defeat.
England manager Gareth Southgate has led his side to the semi-finals of two tournaments
John Stones, in particular, endured an evening to forget as he was caught out trying to play out from the back.
The defender plays a similar style at Manchester City under Pep Guardiola - but Ferdinand reckons adopting a similar approach to Liverpool, rather than the Premier League champions, could see England secure long-awaited success.
'A lot of my mates are football guys at all levels and we've probably had two or three hundreds of texts about John Stones and England in general, about the way they are playing,' he said.
Rio Ferdinand has questioned Southgate's style, focusing on the struggles of John Stones
'John Stones is trying to play that same way for England as he plays for Manchester City. Are the other players good enough in the positions they are receiving the ball, to play like that through to
