Southgate eyes England future after W'Cup exit
Reigning champions France won 2-1 at Al Bayt Stadium, with England captain Harry Kane shooting from the penalty spot when he had a chance to equalize late in the game, having scored earlier on the spot.
England reached the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2018 and the final of the European Championship last year, but their long wait for a major trophy will now span over 56 years.
Southgate said he should now take stock.
"Every time I finished these tournaments I needed time to make the right decisions because emotionally you go through so many different feelings and the energy it takes for these tournaments is huge , so I want to make the right decision, every time that is for the team, for England, for the FA,” he said in the early hours of Sunday.
"And I have to be sure that whatever decision I make is the right one and I think it's right to take some time to do it because I know in the past how my feelings fluctuated immediately after tournaments.”
Southgate, whose contract runs until December 2024 to win the European Championship that year, said he was proud of his team's performance in Qatar and that it was too early to plan the future.
"Going back takes a lot of energy and you have to make sure you're ready for it. There's qualifying (for Euro 2024) in March and together I have too much on my mind to think about. to all this.
"I wanted to focus totally on this tournament and approach it the way we did and I think we gave a very good image of ourselves to the rest of the world, but in the end only one team wins . ”
The England boss said there was "lots to be excited about" because of the team's youthful profile, saying he felt their performance against France was the best ever. played against a great nation during his tenure.
"They know how close they are," added the coach. “They know they pushed a top nation all the way. We had more ball possession, more attempts on goal.
"I'm very proud of how they performed not just tonight, but throughout the tournament. There are young players who have announced themselves on the world stage.
"We showed a different side of ourselves in terms of the way we played. We showed character to come from behind tonight, we withstood the pressure, the expectations, everything really, so I couldn't ask for more from the squad or the staff."
AFP
England reached the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2018 and the final of the European Championship last year, but their long wait for a major trophy will now span over 56 years.
Southgate said he should now take stock.
"Every time I finished these tournaments I needed time to make the right decisions because emotionally you go through so many different feelings and the energy it takes for these tournaments is huge , so I want to make the right decision, every time that is for the team, for England, for the FA,” he said in the early hours of Sunday.
"And I have to be sure that whatever decision I make is the right one and I think it's right to take some time to do it because I know in the past how my feelings fluctuated immediately after tournaments.”
Southgate, whose contract runs until December 2024 to win the European Championship that year, said he was proud of his team's performance in Qatar and that it was too early to plan the future.
"Going back takes a lot of energy and you have to make sure you're ready for it. There's qualifying (for Euro 2024) in March and together I have too much on my mind to think about. to all this.
"I wanted to focus totally on this tournament and approach it the way we did and I think we gave a very good image of ourselves to the rest of the world, but in the end only one team wins . ”
The England boss said there was "lots to be excited about" because of the team's youthful profile, saying he felt their performance against France was the best ever. played against a great nation during his tenure.
"They know how close they are," added the coach. “They know they pushed a top nation all the way. We had more ball possession, more attempts on goal.
"I'm very proud of how they performed not just tonight, but throughout the tournament. There are young players who have announced themselves on the world stage.
"We showed a different side of ourselves in terms of the way we played. We showed character to come from behind tonight, we withstood the pressure, the expectations, everything really, so I couldn't ask for more from the squad or the staff."
AFP
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