2255 So jubilation for Spain, heartbreak for England. The European Championship trophy has been lifted and the Spanish party will continue long into the night, while England pick over the bones of their second straight defeat in the final of this competition. Southgate says he is not ready to make a decision about his future as England manager but we’re sure there will be developments in that regard in the days to come.
Thanks for following along this evening – that’s all from everyone at PA. Good night. 2232 Southgate refused to be drawn on his future as England manager in his post-match interviews.
He told ITV: “I don’t think now is a good time to make a decision like that. I’m going to talk to the right people and, yeah, it’s just not for now. “I think England are in a really good position in terms of the experiences they’ve got now, the age of the squad.
Most of this squad are going to be around not just for the World Cup but the next Euros as well. There’s a lot to look forward to but at this moment that’s not any consolation.” Southgate added on BBC One: “We have competed until the very end of the final.
“Today we didn’t keep possession of the ball quite well enough, especially when we had defended well. “When they press you really well, you have got to get out of that pressure and we were not able to do that. “In the end, that meant they had more control of the game and that can wear you down a bit.
“That said, we were still right in.