Reaction to England's 0-0 draw with Slovenia

COLOGNE, Germany :Reaction after England drew 0-0 with Slovenia in their Euro 2024 Group C match on Tuesday:

England manager Gareth Southgate: "I thought we were much improved with the ball. We have created some good openings and at the moment it is hard work for us. We are not quite getting that break in front of goal. I think the players who came on did well. I understand the reactions but it is a tough environment.

"We tried to win the game by the changes we made. We put attacking players on the pitch.

"He (Cole Palmer) did very good. He finds space well and he makes chances and we were backing him to score at the end. They are young players and we are blooding them in a difficult environment. They had a good impact for us and did good things for us. Anthony Gordon, Cole Palmer, Kobbie Mainoo, it was a really good move. We have to build on that. There were a lot of things to build on from tonight.

On cups being thrown towards him by England fans: "I understand the sort of narrative toward me and if that's better for the team than it being towards them, but it is creating an unusual environment to operate in. I've not seen any other team qualify and receive similar... I'm not going to back away from it but I'm very, very proud of the players for how they're operating within it."

England captain Harry Kane: "That was the aim before the start of the tournament, come top of the group and control our destiny. I thought we played a lot better than the other games. We couldn't just find that finish but we look forward to the next one.

"We created some half chances and there were some that we could maybe have done better.

"I think the boys who came on did really well and kept the energy high and that's what we need. We need everyone