Coach Southgate criticizes England for being weak, Danish coach is proud of his students

After a 1-0 win over Serbia in their opening match of EURO 2024, England set a goal of beating Denmark to secure top spot in the group with one game left to play. However, coach Gareth Southgate and his team disappointed.

England opened the scoring early thanks to Harry Kane's close-range left-footed shot in the 18th minute, but Denmark equalized in the 34th minute with a powerful long-range shot from Morten Hjulmand. After that, Southgate's team also lost control of the match, constantly being pressured by Denmark, leading to losing the ball.

Coach Gareth Southgate

In the final minutes, the player who passed the ball the most on the England side was... goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. Mr. Southgate took a series of England's best players off the field to create opportunities for mid-level players like Stephen Eze, Ollie Watkins and Jarrod Bowen, but England's performance still did not improve.

With a 1-1 draw, England still tops Group C, but coach Southgate has been criticized by the public for his poor performance. The Mirror used the word "disastrous" to describe England's performance. Talking about the quality of England's performance, coach Southgate said his players were not strong enough, and did not put enough pressure on Denmark to control the match.

"England have not played well and that is my responsibility. I am in control of the situation and have to go out and find a solution.

"The England players gave everything, but they need to know that we cannot make excuses for defeat, do not pay too much attention to the surrounding things. The England team must take responsibility. The England players passed the ball without power and conceded goals too easily," said coach Southgate.

England team played without enthusiasm and ineffectively

"It was a worrying performance and we have to improve if we want to go further in the second half, as the fans expect. England's press was not strong enough, that was our problem. England have to be more compact.

"The England players are not lacking in effort, but we need more quality. The England team was very disappointed with the performance in the first two games. Now it is time for us to analyse further and solve the problems we have encountered."

The English coach has coached the "Three Lions" since 2018, with the achievement of bringing the team to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup and the final of EURO 2020. However, that does not reduce the pressure on coach Southgate.

In addition to his playing style, Southgate was also questioned over his decision to use defender Trent Alexander-Arnold in the central midfield role. He responded: "Arnold still has moments of good play. He still has moments of completing the tasks we expect him to do.

This is our experiment. So far England have not found a suitable replacement for Kalvin Phillips. We are still trying to find a solution. But so far the experiments have not gone as expected."

Kane has only had 2 touches in the opponent's penalty area in the last 2 matches.

On the other hand, coach Kasper Hjulmand was proud of the performance of the Danish players: "We played well in a match that Denmark could have won. Against England, Denmark played with all their enthusiasm and passion. Denmark played according to the tactics we set out, conveying what needed to be conveyed in 90 minutes.

I'm not disappointed with the draw, but it's clear Denmark could have won more."

After two matches, England leads Group C with 4 points, followed by Denmark and Slovenia with 2 points each, while Serbia is at the bottom of the group with 1 point. In the final match, England will face Slovenia while Denmark will face Serbia. The opportunity to continue is still open for Denmark, Slovenia and Serbia as all three teams have the right to decide.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hlv-southgate-che-doi-tuyen-anh-kem-manh-me-hlv-dan-mach-tu-hao-ve-hoc-tro-185240621044200045.htm