gareth southgate take time to consider your future as england The manager wants to be sure he has the energy needed to go again and that the decision is the right one for the team.
The winter quest for World Cup glory in Qatar came to an end after being upstaged against the defending champions in a blockbuster quarter-final on Saturday France,
England captain Harry Kane’s second-half spot-kick canceled out Aurélien Tchoumeni’s stunning early opener, equaling Wayne Rooney’s all-time scoring record of 53 in the process.
Olivier Giroud put france back first Ken found the stand instead of the net with his second penalty of the night as an impressive performance ended in a 2–1 defeat.
“However you go out of a tournament, it’s really tough,” said England boss Southgate.
“But all I can say is I’m proud of the players and the way they’ve done the whole thing. The whole group has been exceptional. They’re all including the staff, it’s such a cohesive group.
“He showed that tonight, he showed character, he showed balls to play against a big team and to take the ball toe to toe, brave the way we try to defend To become
“Of course, it was not fair and there were mistakes on both ends which decided the outcome of the match,” he said.
“But I think we have shown once again to the rest of the world that English football is healthy, we have some very good players not only now but for the future.”
Southgate wanted to congratulate France – who will play Morocco in Wednesday’s semi-final – rather than criticize the performance of referee Wilton Sampaio in what could prove to be his final match in charge.
The 52-year-old is signed until after the European Championship in 2024 but has not committed to his future after the defeat to France.
Southgate said, “I think whenever I finish these tournaments, I need time to make the right decisions.”
“Emotionally you go through a lot of different feelings. The energy that goes through these tournaments is immense.
“I want to make the right decisions, whatever it is, for the team, for England, for the FA. I have to make sure that whatever decision I make is the right one.
“I feel it is right to take the time to do this because I know that immediately after the tournament my emotions have fluctuated.”
Southgate said, “No, of course not.
“We are always looking to develop a group that can keep up with the types of tournaments we have. I think we’re going to continue to do that.
“It’s more, you know, decisions all around… again there’s a lot of energy to go through and you have to make sure you’re ready for it. There are qualifiers in March.
“I’ve got too much on my mind tonight to think about it logically.
“I wanted to focus solely on this tournament and approach it the way we have. I think we have given a very good account of ourselves to the rest of the world.
“But, in the end, only one team wins and we wanted to win. Tonight we fell short.