{"id":13023,"date":"2024-06-08T12:29:11","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T12:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=13023"},"modified":"2024-06-08T14:55:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T14:55:07","slug":"euro-2024-we-will-be-ready-despite-losing-friendly-to-iceland-gareth-southgate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=13023","title":{"rendered":"Euro 2024: We will be ready despite losing friendly to Iceland- Gareth Southgate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gareth Southgate said he understands supporters booing\u00a0England\u00a0off after losing Friday\u2019s friendly to Iceland but vowed his team will be ready to fire at Euro 2024.<\/p>\n

The Three Lions\u00a0lost their final warm-up game\u00a01-0\u00a0as Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson\u2019s 12th-minute strike was enough to give the visitors a famous win at Wembley.<\/p>\n

Many of the 81,410-strong crowd opted to boo England at half-time and full-time of a game in which\u00a0Harry Kane\u00a0and\u00a0Phil Foden\u00a0wasted excellent opportunities but they managed just one shot on target, their fewest in a game since June 2021.<\/p>\n

Asked about the negative fan reaction, Southgate said: \u201cCompletely understand \u2014 we didn\u2019t play well enough to keep them excited within the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had some very, very good chances which normally would be finished which could have given a different complexion to the game and affected the confidence of the opponent. But that might also have masked some flaws that were apparent tonight.<\/p>\n

Gareth Southgate Photo Courtesy: Getty Images
\nHarry Kane reacts to England\u2019s 1-0 loss to Iceland Photo Courtesy: Sky Sports<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom my perspective, I\u2019ve learned a lot from the game but no qualms with the supporters\u2019 reaction.<\/p>\n

Harry Kane reacts to England\u2019s 1-0 loss to Iceland Photo Courtesy: Sky Sports<\/p>\n

\u201cTo have the fans with you here obviously makes a massive difference but you have to give them enough goalmouth action, you have to play well enough, press and win the ball with intensity to keep them with you during the game and tonight we didn\u2019t do that so we have to accept the reaction as it was.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cole Palmer Photo Courtesy: Eurosport<\/p>\n

England face\u00a0Serbia\u00a0in their opening Group C match against Serbia on June 16.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll be ready,\u201d Southgate said. \u201cTonight hasn\u2019t gone as we would have hoped. I said to the players that not every day will go as you want and tonight was one of those.<\/p>

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