Coach Southgate must admit that England had to struggle to win against Serbia on the opening day of EURO 2024. However, Southgate is still very confident in the current young squad of the “Three Lions”.
. But overall, England’s performance against Serbia could not satisfy coach Southgate.
Sharing after the match, coach Southgate admitted that England had difficulty against Serbia: “Serbia is a strong opponent. That is the reality. We have to face difficulties when being pressured by Serbia. But I think that is good for us.” whole team.
There were many defensive plays by England that satisfied me. In the second half, our performance was not as expected. But anyway, winning is the most important thing.”
And yet, Southgate also explained why he used Trent Alexander-Arnold in a new role in midfield. Southgate himself believes that the Liverpool star’s creative passing ability and quality make him the perfect choice to play in midfield: “Today, Bellingham showed his ability to calculate his timing.” Very standard to get a great opening goal.
I think not only Bellingham, but all of England’s attacking players reached a very high level in the recent competition.
As for Alexander-Arnold, he played very energetically and had an impressive performance. Alexander-Arnold adapted well when pushed to play in midfield, making commendable efforts in approaching the opponent’s goal. At this time, the England team has an extremely young squad. That is an advantage and we need to make good use of this.”
Coach Gareth Southgate’s team temporarily occupied the top spot in the group when in the previous match, Slovenia and Denmark drew 1-1.