The manager said England must ‘find solutions’ after the 1-1 draw with Denmark and his players need to cope with expectations
, but he suggested that his players must cope better with the weight of expectation on their shoulders at Euro 2024.
“We are disappointed with the two performances we’ve had so we’ve got to go and analyse that in depth and find some solutions to addressing the issues that we have,” the England manager said. “We know the level has to be higher. Maybe the biggest thing is we have to accept the environment that we’re in and the expectation around this.
Southgate, who called the performance anxious and criticised the poor passing that led to Morten Hjulmand’s equaliser, was asked about England’s fans jeering near the end of the game and at full-time. Southgate admitted that England lack balance with the right-footed Kieran Trippier deputising for Luke Shaw at left-back. He said that he has not found a replacement in midfield for Kalvin Phillips, although he defended Trent Alexander-Arnold’s performance. Alexander-Arnold, who started again in the middle, was the first England player to be substituted.
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