Southgate speaks out after England humbled by Iceland ahead of Euros
GARETH SOUTHGATE has given his thoughts on the angry reaction from the Wembley faithful after defeat to Iceland under the arch.
"We had some very, very good chances which normally would be finished which could have given a different complexion to the game and of course would have affected the confidence of the opponent. "You’ve got to be spot on in every aspect of the game to win any game at this level and we were a long way short of that tonight and Iceland deserved their win."He went on to reiterate that he understood why the fans would hit out at their own team after such a performance.England make their official Euros 2024 squad announcement
It certainly worked in Russia at the 2018 World Cup. And due to various issues with the defence - as illustrated in this dismal and embarrassing performance at Wembley - Southgate needs to look at playing with five at the back. Speaking at Middlesbrough’s training ground on Sunday, Southgate was asked about whether he has thought about a back five which in Russia, saw his team reach the semi-finals.
It was only after the World Cup in 2018 that Southgate revealed the reason why he played with three central defenders. This was because he was worried about the inexperience ofDue to Maguire’s omission from the squad due to his fitness, Marc Guehi will take his position and this was only his 11th cap.
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