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\nEngland Manager Gareth Southgate admitted that the team have yet to hit top form despite the lack of promising results so far in their opening two Euro 2024 matches.
\nPlaced in Group C, England were held to a 1-1 draw by Denmark on Thursday. Earlier, they managed to beat Serbia 1-0.
\nThe 53-year-old England acknowledged England\u2019s not so impressive performance.
\nHarry Kane\u2019s first-half strike was cancelled out by Morten Hjulmand\u2019s long-range strike, leaving England\u2019s attacking acumen under scrutiny.
\n\u201cClearly, we\u2019re disappointed with the level of the two performances we\u2019ve had, so we\u2019ve got to go and analyse that in depth and find some solutions to addressing the issues that we have,\u201d Southgate said, addressing a press conference on Friday.
\n\u201cWe know the level can be higher. Maybe the biggest thing is we have to accept the environment that we\u2019re in and the expectations that are around us. At the moment, we\u2019re falling a little bit short of that.\u201d
\nHe emphasised his role in improving the team\u2019s performance, saying, \u201cUltimately, that\u2019s my responsibility.
\nI\u2019m the manager, and I\u2019ve got to guide this group in the best way possible to achieve extraordinary things.\u201d
\nSouthgate pointed to the absence of key players as a factor in the team\u2019s imbalance, particularly missing left-back Luke Shaw. He praised Kieran Trippier\u2019s contributions, stating, \u201cTripps has done an incredible job for the team. His spirit, his organisation, his desire, have helped us get over the line in the last two games.\u201d
\nDespite the pitch issues in Frankfurt, where Kyle Walker had to change boots early on, Southgate refused to blame external factors for the lacklustre performance. \u201cWe can\u2019t be making any excuses for the level of the performance,\u201d he remarked.
\nEngland currently lead Group C with four points and are poised to reach the knockout stage. They face Slovenia next, while Denmark takes on Serbia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
London England Manager Gareth Southgate admitted that the team have yet to hit top form despite the lack of promising results so far in their opening two Euro 2024 matches. Placed in Group C, England were held to a 1-1 draw by Denmark on Thursday. Earlier, they managed to beat Serbia 1-0. The 53-year-old England […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-413816","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n