Gareth Southgate laments England’s lack of character during Iceland defeatBy Phil Casey, PAEngland boss Gareth Southgate accused his players of failing to show enough character as they slumped to a 1-0 loss to Iceland at Wembley. The home side’s last match before Euro 2024 ended in boos at the final whistle after Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson’s goal was enough to give Iceland a shock win. “We learned a lot and we know the performance wasn’t good enough,” Southgate told Channel 4. “Equally we needed the game; there’s a lot of players that we’re managing their minutes and it was obviously a disjointed and disappointing performance and we didn’t show enough character. Southgate expects John Stones, on the ground, to recover from his ankle injury (Mike Egerton/PA) Photo by Mike Egerton“We’ll be ready,” he added.

Source: Irish Independent June 08, 2024 16:45 UTC