Gareth Southgate warned his England players that after losing to France, "not a wand," claiming 3-
Reverse in Saint-2
Dennis reminded us "where are we as a country ".
Southgate's team is very competitive, but it is ranked second in the end.
Best at the French Stadium, Ousmane demél scored a decisive goal for the host after 12 minutes, but a commendable draw looked good at some point in England.
French defender Rafael Varan was fired in dispute at the start of the second half as he defeated Delhi Allie in the area, and when Harry Kane converted the final penalty to scoring, england looks ready to end a test night with positive results.
Instead, they continue to struggle with the athletic abilities and speed of their depleted opponents.
Kylian Mbappé and dembél are particularly troublesome, and a British defensive failure finally succumbed to the latter's achievements on the 78 th --minute finish.
When it is noted that this failure to take advantage of the opponent's weaknesses has caused a feeling of deja vu, Southgate suggested that his players take the lead in the game against the best players in international football, there is more to learn.
"It's a big challenge, isn't it?
The last game we won here 20 years ago. a 1-
1997 0 wins in France
In fact, we suffered a lot in that game and scored a goal at the counter, "he said.
"As far as our team is concerned, this is the reality of US as a country.
"We have some young players who have great potential and are exciting, but there are no shortcuts.
There is no wand on it.
He added: "We recognize our shortcomings, we recognize where we can use the team, we do something happy, but we have to improve the game without the ball.
"This defeat means that Southgate failed to win any of his three friendlies in FIFA's top 10 world rankings, with the aim of finding out, in the words of the manager, "We are against the best ". A 2-
His team wasted 2-out of 2 draws against Spain at Wembley in November-
0 lead in the last few minutes, followed by March's 1-
Germany lost 0.
All in all, with his "honeymoon period" at the job ending, Southgate won only three of his eight games.
However, he is not worried. he pointed out not only the quality of his England opponents, but also the progress he believes the team has made.
"If we lose to three smaller teams, or two smaller teams, it will be a big difference, but I know we are improving as a team.
"We know the players will accept what they accept and I know it won't happen in two or three months, so I have to put it in my head.
"I hope the players are disappointed tonight because they have to recognize when you have a chance to get a very good result," he added . ".
"We bring the problem of the ball to France, and the fact that they are 2 to 10 --
That's when you have to be ruthless.