'It will benefit us' - England manager Gareth Southgate optimistic despite Germany draw in Nations League
Gareth Southgate said that England’s battling performance in a 3-3 draw with Germany was a learning experience. England were 2-0 down at one point but rallied to 3-2 ahead with a late Harry Kane penalty. Ad Chelsea’s Kai Havertz struck with his second goal to rescue a point, and England finished their Nations League campaign bottom of the group.
UEFA Nations League'Build everything around him' — 'Special' Bellingham praised after Germany draw38 MINUTES AGO Nevertheless, England manager Southgate reflected on the game positively, telling ITV: “It has been a tough period for the team but they have grown. «To an extent we are always going to face pressure so we need to be exposed to pressure. We played a friendly against Ivory Coast in March and they went to 10 men and it became a non-event and we learnt nothing.
This week we've learnt a huge amount. They've had to step forward and come together — it will benefit us in the long run. England roar back in six-goal thriller but Germany snatch late draw Italy top group with Nations League victory at Hungary Southgate's masterplan and WSL's blockbuster weekend — the Warm-Up »Tonight, in the end, a couple of errors have cost us the goals but I'll focus on the fact they played with tremendous spirit and showed a belief that we haven't shown in the last few games.
I thought the crowd saw that and rose to that." Goalscorer Kane, whose late penalty almost won the match for England, was proud to come back from 2-0 down. “It was a lot better. I thought we played really well today, we were unfortunate to go 2-0 behind, it was a mistake and then a great goal from the edge of the box,” he said.