Gareth Southgate Heraanlihat Timnas England Kalah Dari Italia Di UEFA Nations League

England coach Gareth Southgate. (Photo: Instagram.com/@england)

JAKARTA - England coach Gareth Southgate said he was surprised and confused by the results his team received when they faced Italy at the UEFA Nations League. In the match which took place at the San Siro, Saturday, September 24 in the morning WIB, England lost 0-1.

In the Group 3 meeting, Italy as the host won through a single goal from Giacomo Raspadori in the 68th minute.

This defeat led the Three Lions to the bottom of Group 3 UEFA Nations League A and relegated. Until the fifth matchday they were only able to collect two points.

Responding to the results achieved, Southgate assessed that his team was actually able to control the game and create many chances.

It's hard for me to be too critical of the team's performance. We have more possession, more shots, more that lead to the goal," Southgate was quoted as saying by Sky Sports.

"For most of the game, we played very well. We don't deal with defensive determination and we have moments where we can be more decisive in the final third of the opponent," he continued.

Although he had to accept the bitter result, Southgate appreciated the performance of the team who had tried hard to fight. He tried to find a positive side to this performance.

Our quality is lacking. This is a period where in the end the result will be all people's reactions, but I think there are a lot of positive things for us as a team," he said.

"There were a lot of good individual performances. The performance was very good, towards the right direction. However, I really understand that there will be a lot of reactions from outside," he concluded.