World Cup

Phil Jagielka: 'Gary Neville brings punditry skills to England coaching role'

By Danielle Joynson, Staff Reporter | 09 June 2014

England defender Phil Jagielka reveals that Gary Neville uses his punditry skills during his coaching stint with the national side.

England defender Phil Jagielka has revealed that Gary Neville recreates his punditry role with Sky Sports when he joins up with the national side as coach.

The former Manchester United captain is known for his in-depth analysis on Sky's Monday Night Football show during the season.

Now, it has been claimed by Jagielka that Neville uses the same skills when looking through videos of England's World Cup Group D opponents Italy, Uruguay and Costa Rica.

"We've got three video analysis people here," The Telegraph quotes Jagielka as saying. "Obviously, Gary Neville's more than capable of taking you through a video or two.

"It's pretty much like watching Monday Night Football, with more of a personal touch, and he can't tell you off.

"We've got all the equipment that we need. We'll look at the Italian pairings, those who could potentially play up front for Italy, get that game out of the way and then move on to Uruguay and Costa Rica."

England will begin their World Cup campaign in Brazil on Saturday against Italy in Manaus.