Gareth Southgate: ‘Devastated’ England boss ‘to talk’ about future

England head Gareth Southgate has said he will “talk to nan correct people” astir his early aft a 2-1 conclusion to Spain successful nan Uefa Euro 2024 last successful nan past major-tournament lucifer of his existent contract.

Southgate, who was appointed connected a imperishable ground successful November 2016, guided nan Three Lions to nan semi-finals of nan 2018 Fifa World Cup and successive Euro finals but faced aggravated disapproval pursuing England’s underwhelming commencement to nan tourney successful Germany.

Reports had suggested nan FA want to connection Southgate a caller woody pursuing England’s much awesome triumph complete nan Netherlands successful nan semi-finals, erstwhile nan 53-year-old’s talented squad looked acold person to realising their afloat imaginable arsenic a team.

It wasn’t to beryllium for Gareth Southgate and England today.

“I deliberation they [Spain] were nan champion squad successful nan tournament.”#BBCEuros #Euro2024 #ESPENG pic.twitter.com/JawKiz6r7t

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 14, 2024

Southgate: England ‘incredible’

“I’m devastated for everybody,” Southgate told ITV Football. “The players are unthinkable and I’m truthful proud of what they’ve done. We’ve conscionable fallen a small short.

“I’ve sewage to talk to nan correct people. It’s conscionable not for now. I don’t deliberation now is simply a bully clip to make a determination for illustration that.

“England are successful a really bully position successful position of nan experiences they’ve sewage now. Most of this squad are going to beryllium astir for nan [2026] World Cup and nan adjacent Euro.”

If you fancy a wager connected football, don’t hide to sojourn nan Betano Free bets connection page to declare £30 free bets

Euro 2024: Spain ‘best team’

Cole Palmer’s 70th-minute equaliser was not capable for England successful a decider successful which they had acold less important chances and little than 35 per cent of possession.

Nico Williams and Mikel Oyarzabal scored for Spain, pinch nan likes of Declan Rice and Ollie Watkins praising Southgate and his unit earlier and aft nan game.

“They were nan champion squad successful nan tournament,” Southgate said of a Spain broadside who extended their ain grounds by winning a seventh lucifer astatine a azygous Euro edition.

“We didn’t support nan shot good capable but we were correct successful it.  There was a large chance to equalise astatine nan extremity [through a Rice header] but, astir apt crossed nan 90 minutes, I’m not judge we did rather enough.

“The players person sewage to return tremendous in installments but erstwhile you’re arsenic adjacent arsenic that, you’ve sewage to return those chances.

“Spain property good and you person to support nan shot erstwhile you triumph it back. Defensively, we were good successful nan first half – we conscionable needed to clasp nan shot more. Maybe that takes it retired of your legs.”