While England's performance against Iceland was described as 'dismal', there is still a belief they can 'absolutely' win Euro 2024.
Boos rang out at Wembley as England's grand send-off for the European Championship they hope to finally win ended with defeat by the same team who stunned them in 2016 - and the BBC pundits were also unimpressed."We had no width, there was no punch of directness or aggression or physicality in the play," said former England defender Matt Upson, watching the game for BBC Radio 5 Live. "It was really quite dismal. It was a bit boring to watch.
"They just seemed off it tonight. I don't know if they came into this with a little bit of expectation. I didn't see any partnerships working. "We've got to be better without the ball. I think there were a lot of reasons for that and across the two games we probably haven't had our full side out. We've been able to look at people, we've been able to learn about the balance of the team.
"But there were a lot of positive performances. In the end it becomes a frustration game, you're chasing your tail a little bit and get caught on the counter-attack.Southgate is not too worried, though. "Maybe against the teams that sit in it's about being a bit mentally switched on. I felt at times we were a little stretched, not as compact as we usually are."
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