Gary Southgate and Harry Kane are keen to keep the focus however state the England squad has a plan for how to respond if there is any racist abuse in Sofia.
The match in the Vasil Levski stadium is going to both be played with a stadium ban for a punishment from UEFA for events when Kosovo was hosted by Bulgaria and visited with the Czech Republic – both in June.
Bulgaria director Krasimir Balakov ahead of the match said that English football has a larger issue with racism – dismissing the idea it was an issue in his country.
Southgate refused to be drawn on his own counterparts words, appearing to be more concerned about the welfare of his players and the game itself.
Well I say the exact same as I stated the other night at Prague, said Southgate.
We are guests in another country and Ive always said we have as many problems in particular country to solve than anywhere else.
Everyone would like us to talk about soccer, for the players and both teams the same.
We needed to prepare our clients for whatever occurred in Montenegro, so that was a process we had to undergo before our next out fixtures.
Outside of this, we expect that the government to ensure everything is in place and everyone involved with the game from both countries is attempting to discuss the match.
As they sat at the Sunday news conference kane mirrored the words of his manager.
The most important issue is we are fully focused on the game tomorrow night, getting the three points and putting us in a fantastic place, said Kane.
We had a meeting at the onset of the week things that could occur but they may not occur. There a protocol set up that UEFA have place.
From my point of view and also the players point of view, were here to do a job on the soccer pitch and hopefully we dont need to cross the bridge.
We will see what happens however our entire focus is on the sport
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