-HuNTeR- Posted March 24, 2024 Posted March 24, 2024 I was pleased,” Southgate said. “I don’t like losing matches. I thought there were lots of very good individual performances from players who’ve hardly played for England. I thought our regular players were very good. With 15 minutes to go we’re thinking we’ve managed to see a lot of new players. We’ve had our share of the game. We’ve had as many attempts on goal as they have. The difference in the end was one moment. That is the ruthlessness at this level. “I know when you lose there will always be a negative reaction. But, given all the changes that we’d made, I thought the crowd were with the team. They could see a lot of young players going in and doing well. I’m not down on the performance.” England struggled to hurt Brazil without Kane, who will return to Bayern Munich for further treatment on his injured ankle. Bukayo Saka was also missed on the right flank. It was difficult for Ollie Watkins to shine as Kane’s deputy. “We’re playing a top team so chances are going to be limited,” Southgate said. “But I was really pleased with the players who went in. We need to find out about them. We need to know where we might head if we didn’t have Harry for a big match. I thought Ollie did a good job. He didn’t get that clear chance on goal but a lot of his work was very good. It was a good experiment.” England had to make an early change at right-back, Kyle Walker making way for Konsa. Southgate, who hopes that Cole Palmer and Jordan Henderson will be fit to face Belgium, could not offer clarity on the issue that forced Walker off. “He isn’t sure whether it’s just tightness,” he said. “I expect he’s feeling it’s a little bit more.” https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/mar/23/gareth-southgate-praises-englands-performance-in-defeat-by-brazil?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Quote
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