Gareth Southgate ‘very happy’ with what he saw against the Red Devils

2024-03-27 06:30:58

England created a lot of chances, but suffered on the Belgian counterattacks. “We were a little more open, there’s no doubt regarding that. We wanted to press aggressively and sometimes we lost the ball in front of the box when there were chances to take. We had problems with their players moving out of the way to let Lukaku one-on-one,” Southgate analyzed.

The coach appreciated the performance of young Kobbie Mainoo, 18, who started for the first time. “He’s adapted amazingly, you can’t believe his age. He’s a mature, calm player. He’s given us something really different creatively.” Southgate highlights Mainoo’s ability to “handle the ball in small spaces”.

Southgate also distributed good points to Jarrod Bowen, author of an “excellent match” and to James Maddison who “had a big impact when he came on, like all the starters”.

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