Former Manchester United star Ince said in an exclusive interview with the Sunday edition of "The Sun" that England has the opportunity to make history and he believes this will be England's moment.
Talking about the upcoming European Cup final, Ince said: "We have a chance to make history. Maybe this is fate. Maybe this is our moment. I really believe this. I have this for this team. This is our moment. Let's win the game and forget about 58 years of not winning a major trophy."
The midfielder recalled the hubbub before Euro 1996, when the players played a drinking game after a warm-up match in Hong Kong. He said: "When I hear Bellingham talk about the siege mentality in the team, I completely understand. We were attacked from all sides in 1996, so there was that siege mentality in the team. It may be the same for today's team. Same thing."
Ince said there will be no change in the way his old team-mate Southgate prepares for the final, no matter how much criticism he receives early on.
He added: "Does it really matter now? No, because we have a chance to make history. That's the good thing about it. All the criticism doesn't bother Southgate. He's a very calm guy. He He doesn't let things faze him. He knows once you take the job, you're going to face criticism. Southgate has been England coach for eight years and it's like a duck on his back. Water. People will always have opinions and that's the beauty of football. But Southgate has never replaced Harry Kane at the World Cup. Now) we see another side of Southgate who is now ready to make those changes with Ivan Toney and Watkins coming on and making an impact Southgate is trying to make changes to benefit the team.
He continued: "Southgate and the players will be relaxed. As a coach you have to try to get the players to relax and it will be difficult for everyone. "Don't show it. A little nervousness is good," he said: "It's sad when you think about the football players who have retired, Keegan, Scholes, etc. Rudd. We've got great players like Gascoigne and Alan Shearer and yes, we've been unlucky along the way and that's sad for us as an England. The defeat to the Italians in the last European Cup final will be remembered by the players more than anything else. As for being a history maker, I don't think it will go into them. "We have to be at the top. We are playing against probably the best team in this tournament. Their style of football has beaten the Germans and the French," said Ince. The quality of the European Cup was not high. England did not perform well, but we still managed to reach the final, which is good for us. We showed a lot of character and fought back after falling behind. . This is what it means to be united."
Ince said that he was very nervous during the penalty shootout at the 1996 European Cup, but now he is much calmer. He will watch the game at home with his wife, a glass of white wine in hand. He said: "All my friends said to go to the bar, but I said absolutely not, I want to watch this game in silence. At least if I watch it at home, if I jump up and down when I am nervous, it will not look like in a bar It's stupid."
As for the final score, Ince predicted: "I think England will win 2-1."
