Finishing as Group B runners-up, England will face the second-placed team in Group F in Nice on Monday (20:00 BST).
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Wales guaranteed their place in the last 16 by beating Russian Federation 3-0 in Toulouse on Monday night, Bale sealing victory with his third goal in as many games to become the tournament’s top scorer.
“And when you do that you get the chance to do what we do best”.
“I know the coach Lars Lagerback very well and he always prepares his teams extremely well in that way, so I don’t think we’re going to benefit from lots and lots of space in the game”.
“England manager Roy Hodgson says he does not fear anyone in the knockout stages, which is fair enough, but I do not see any teams being scared of playing us either”, Shearer wrote in a column for BBC Sport. We said we didn’t want to make the numbers up. Dele Alli has been brilliant, (Eric) Dier has been brilliant and Wazza (Wayne Rooney) has been fantastic.
Hodgson also faced questions for the first time about a possible penalty shootout in the knockout stages, a scenario that seems more likely every time England fail to take their chances inside 90 minutes. But we should be pleased with what we are doing, no two ways about it.
“As far as I’m concerned, I can’t fault the effort and the work the lads put in”, added Hodgson, who made six changes to his starting lineup for the match in Saint-Etienne.
“It was disappointing for us”, Cahill told ITV after the game.
On his first global goal, Taylor said: “It was an unbelievable feeling and to get it in the Euros as well and in the last game of the group stage is very special”. It did not really pay off as England struggled against the well organised Slovak defence and wasted the chances they managed to create.
The Manchester United man, leading England at a major tournament for the first time, will be winning his 115th cap on Monday, equalling David Beckham’s record for an outfield player.
“I said before that there’s more to come for this group”.
He also denied suggestions that other members of the squad were unhappy. “Having seen England play, they will probably be thinking they will stay deep”.
“In terms of me I respect Roy’s decision – he is the manager. It could all just prove too much for BBC pundit Robbie Savage”.
He said: “I think that, regarding football qualities, England are better than Wales”.
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The group E third-place finisher will be dependent on the result of Italy v Republic of Ireland and Sweden v Belgium, both of which take place tomorrow.
