More to come, Southgate says after England take top spot
England manager Gareth Southgate said his team would get better once they beat Czech Republic 1-0 at Wembley on Tuesday to secure top spot in Euro 2020 Group D.
"I think there is more to result from us definitely, we haven't scored from a set-play yet, we are not fluent but we've moments whenever we look an excellent side," Southgate told reporters.
England will face the second-placed team in Group F -- probably Portugal, Germany or France -- but Southgate said he was glad to have secured home advantage with next Tuesday's match being held at Wembley.
"Who knows if that will be considered a good draw or not? We wished to win the group, wished to play at Wembley and we'll see who we play tomorrow," he said.
Defender Harry Maguire, who returned aside after injury, agreed that England had more to offer.
"We've attempt to win the group and we've done that. Can we play better? Of course we can. Will we improve? We'll do everything we are able to. Three clean sheets, been solid. The basics are there and now we have to tidy up atlanta divorce attorneys part of our game," he said.
"In tournament football it's about big moments in big games rather than giving the opponents big occasions to score from and at the moment we are doing that well," he added.
Goalscorer Raheem Sterling was more upbeat about the team's performance against the Czechs.
"There are positives from the game. We kept the ball better today. It gave us more attacking options. We got in the gaps effectively, played the right football and got the target we needed," he said.
"If you don't concede goals you win football matches. You merely need to score at the other end. Individuals were disappointed in the Scotland game a couple of days ago but we didn't concede. The main thing was to win the group," he said.
Sterling was unfazed about the prospect of facing a round of 16 tie against tough opponents.
"At some point you have to face the very best teams. It really is about challenging yourselves," he said
Source: www.thedailystar.net
