Gareth Southgate took full responsibility for England’s failure from the spot as Italy secured Euro 2020 glory at Wembley. Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka all missed from the spot, with Jordan Pickford saving two Italian penalties. Southgate consoles his players at the end of the final (Nick Potts/PA)“We prepared as well as we could for that and that’s my responsibility, I chose the guys to take the kicks,” Southgate told ITV. It wasn’t our night but it’s been a fantastic tournament and we should be proud, hold our heads up high. We have a great squad with loads of good young players.”Southgate said none of the players could be blamed for the defeat.

Source: Express July 11, 2021 22:41 UTC