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The Three Lions were bereft of creativity in a performance that raises questions for Gareth Southgate.
So, England head to Germany off the back of a 3-0 win against Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a 1-0 loss to Iceland.
You can rarely read too much into pre-tournament friendlies, and England still go into Euro 2024 as one of the favourites, but the Three Lions will need some big performances from their important players if they’re to banish any worries against Serbia.
You wouldn’t bet against them doing it either.
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Gareth Southgate is the last one to speak to the media.
He calls it “a disjointed and disappointing performance”, adding that “we didn’t show enough character, but I think it’s good for us before an international tournament”.
“I think we’ve got to be better without the ball.
I think that there were a lot of reasons for that and across the two games we probably haven’t had our full side out across any two games.
We’ve been able to look at people, we’ve been able to learn about the balance of the team.
I’ve been involved in a lot of last matches leading into a tournament.
Inevitably players have one eye on what’s coming in terms of early challenges.
No excuses on the result but there are a lot of things we can put right quickly.
”“But there were a lot of positive performances.
In the end it becomes a frustration game, you’re chasing your tail a little bit and get caught on the counter-attack.
It’s not ideal we lost but there’s a lot of learning curves you can build on as a team.
”“There’s no doubt about our quality on the ball as a collective.
Maybe against the teams that sit in it’s about being a bit mentally switched on.
I felt at times we were a little stretched, not as compact as we usually are.
Between now and the next game there’s work to be done.
”“I can imagine because we’ve lost some people are saying stuff but that’s football these days.
We’re going to learn every game we play.
Every game is a chance to learn and get better.
”Just over a week now until England begin their Euro 2024 campaign.
It begins against Serbia on 16 June, with the tournament having started two days before when hosts Germany face Scotland in Munich.
England then face Denmark and Slovenia in their other group games, before the round of 16 begins on 29 June.
If England top their group, they’ll play their first knockout game on 30 June in Gelsenkirchen.
The Three Lions’ full fixtures list is as follows:“It’s great practice for us, that’s probably how teams are going to play against us, so the more we play against teams like that and learn to break them down the better.
” When asked if he thinks he may have played his way into the starting eleven, he said: “I hope so.
That’s the first time I’ve kicked a ball really for four weeks so I just wanted to run to go into the tournament feeling fit and feeling fresh.
”So, a famous Wembley win for Iceland to go with their even more famous win against the Three Lions at Euro 2016.
Not a good game for Southgate at all, by any stretch.
England were simply disjointed, lacking any sort of cohesion in attack, and were weak in defence when it mattered.
It’ll be different come the opening game on 16 June, when there’s something important on the line, but that was not a performance that will fill any England fan with confidence.