IAN WRIGHT ADMITS TO ONE FRUSTRATION HE HAS WITH ITV PUNDITRY ROLE AT EURO 2024... AS HE ADMITS THAT HE 'MISSES' BEING INSIDE STADIUMS TO EXPERIENCE THE ATMOSPHERE AT MATCHES
- Wright has been providing expert analysis for ITV during the tournament
- ITV's studio though is based in Berlin and they are not able to attend games
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Ian Wright has admitted that he is frustrated by the location of ITV's studio during Euro 2024.
The Arsenal legend has been providing expert analysis throughout the tournament, alongside the likes of Gary Neville and Roy Keane.
Neither BBC or ITV's punditry teams attend games, with Wright and Co presenting their matches from a balcony studio, found on the fourth floor of the Academy of Arts in Berlin's Pariser Platz.
Speaking on the Stick to Football: The Overlap Special podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet, Wright vented his frustrations over the location to Gary Neville, Roy Keane and Jill Scott.
He said: 'You see the Turkey vs Georgia game - because we're doing it here (from the studio) you don't get the feel.
'You can feel it, probably when you're there, that it's a good game and because we're doing it from the studio, we're not getting that. I miss it.'
Turkey's game with Georgia in the group stage was one of the most enjoyable matches in the tournament, with the former picking up a 3-1 victory.
The matches at Euro 2024 has seen some incredible atmosphere in the host stadiums throughout the tournament which is now at the quarter-final stage.
The BBC's studio complex is in the same square, directly behind the Brandenburg Gate.
ITV are in a similar position to the one occupied by BBC during the 2006 World Cup in Germany, and as previously reported by Mail Sport, there has been some fun poked at how you can see their rivals' site over presenters Pougatch and Laura Woods’ shoulders — but it is understood ITV do have emergency access to the BBC complex if it starts raining sideways.
It marks a change for Wright who is used to attending games when he was on punditry duty when the BBC or ITV put on live games outside of the tournament.
The end of the recent season saw Wright's run on Match of the Day come to an end.
Wright, 60, decided to step down from the show, where he made his debut in 1997, and became a regular pundit in 2002.
The location of their studio also means that Wright will be away from the action for Spain's clash with Germany today and Netherlands vs Turkey tomorrow.
Ian Wright was speaking on Stick to Football: The Overlap Special, brought to you by Sky Bet.
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