Southgate hopes Iceland loss banishes complacency’
The Straits Times|June 09, 2024
Gareth Southgate insisted that England's embarrassing 1-0 defeat by Iceland in their final warmup game on June 7 ahead of Euro 2024 will serve as a reality check for his title contenders.
Southgate hopes Iceland loss banishes complacency’

The Three Lions had hoped for a confidence-boosting victory at Wembley before travelling to Germany as one of the favourites for the June 14-July 14 European Championship.

But Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson's first-half goal spoilt England's farewell and led to the lacklustre hosts being booed off at half-time and the final whistle.

"We have to be better. We didn't get our pressing right," said Southgate, whose side have won just one of their last five games. "It was obviously a disjointed performance, we didn't show enough character.

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