Despite being favourite to win the ongoing Euro 2024, England have failed to convince fans with their performances having played two group games.
Gareth Southgate’s team were held to a 1-1 draw by Denmark on Thursday afternoon.
England were jeered after the final whistle in Frankfurt, where they were fortunate to draw 1-1 after Harry Kane’s goal was cancelled out by a Morten Hjulmand stunner.
Speaking after the match, Southgate voiced out his frustrations, noting that the team needs to find a solution.
“Look, clearly, we’re disappointed with the two performances we’ve had,” said the under-fire England boss, who has to refocus on Tuesday’s group finale against Slovenia.
“We’ve got to go and analyse that in depth and find some solutions to addressing the issues that we have. Over the next few days we’ll spend a lot of time doing that.
“We know the level has to be higher, we know the level can be higher.
“Maybe the biggest thing is we have to accept the environment that we’re in and the expectations that are around us. We are going to have to walk towards that challenge.
“At the moment we’re falling a little bit short of that. Ultimately that’s my responsibility. I’m the manager and I’ve got to guide this group in the best way possible.
“To achieve extraordinary things, you have to go through some difficult moments. Today was a difficult moment without a doubt, towards the end of the game especially.
“But England have never won back-to-back qualification matches (to start the Euros) I was told yesterday, so there’s a reason for that and we hoped to write a different story today. We haven’t managed that.
“We understand what that will mean for the next few days, but we have to stay calm inside the group and find good solutions to improve it.”
England will be eager to turn their tournament around by defeating Slovenia convincingly and secure top spot.
