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Southgate: Qualification after two games ‘unrealistic’; England ‘showed resilience’ vs USAEngland manager Gareth Southgate decided to focus on the positives after his side drew 0-0 against the United States at the World Cup.
“I knew it would be difficult for us after such a high to replicate that type of performance, so I’m really pleased with how the players have applied themselves,” Southgate told ITV. “We didn’t quite have that same zip but this is going to happen with tournament football. We’re not going to roll through a tournament and sweep through everybody without having nights like that where you’ve got to show different qualities to get the result.
“The objective is to get out of the group, you get three games to do it. We’ve done it in two games the last two tournaments, but it’s very unrealistic to expect that every time.”
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