Gareth Southgate claims England have a ‘long way to go’ after ‘poorest performance in a long time’ against Czech Republic
Gareth Southgate claims England have a ‘long way to go’ after ‘poorest performance in a long time’ against Czech Republic

Gareth Southgate claims England have a ‘long way to go’ after ‘poorest performance in a long time’ against Czech Republic

The Three Lions blew the chance to seal Euro 2020 qualification with three matches to spare as the Czechs capitalised on the visitors’ listless performance in Prague.

Harry Kane’s fifth-minute penalty was as good as it got for England, with Jakub Brabec quickly levelling and substitute Zdenek Ondrasek netting a dream debut goal late on as the Czech Republic secured a memorable 2-1 comeback win.

Southgate had no arguments about the outcome as his side’s ponderous performance led to a 43-match unbeaten run in European and World Cup qualifying matches coming to an end, 10 years and a day since losing 1-0 in Ukraine.

But the England boss insisted his squad still have a long way to go despite Euro 2020 fast approaching.

“I’m the manager, I pick the way that we chose to play and I’m responsible for the results,” he told talkSPORT.

“But I know everyone in there will feel that tonight could’ve been better.

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