On the early hours of June 17th, England narrowly defeated Serbia 1-0 in their opening Euro group match. Southgate commented that the Three Lions had a challenging game, but such adversity was beneficial for the team.
Southgate said, “Serbia is a strong side. We struggled a bit today, but honestly, it’s good for us. We defended our box well today, and I’m pleased with many aspects of our performance. The second half wasn’t quite what I expected, but getting the win is the most important thing.”
“Bellingham dominated the game in his way, with great timing in his runs and good initiations of attacks. I thought our attacking players did very well today.”
“I was confident we would score before the game. Creating chances against a five-at-the-back system isn’t easy, but we managed it! We didn’t play as well without the ball, but I’m happy because now we know where we need to improve in training.”
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