{"id":7155,"date":"2023-11-21T07:44:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T07:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=7155"},"modified":"2023-11-21T07:44:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T07:44:49","slug":"southgate-praises-excellent-england-mentality-despite-disappointing-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2023\/11\/21\/southgate-praises-excellent-england-mentality-despite-disappointing-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"Southgate praises ‘excellent’ England mentality despite disappointing draw"},"content":{"rendered":"
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England boss Gareth Southgate praised the mentality of his players after seeing them fight back to secure a 1-1 draw with North Macedonia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Three Lions were stunned when referee Filip Glova awarded the hosts a penalty after a VAR check saw debutant Rico Lewis’ hand catch the face of Bojan Miovski.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Jordan Pickford did well to save Enis Bardhi’s initial effort from the spot but a kind rebound saw the midfielder give North Macedonia the lead heading into half time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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After the break, Southgate introduced Harry Kane and was instantly rewarded when the captain’s header came off Jani Atanasov for an own goal to bring England level.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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However, the Three Lions were unable to build on their equaliser and had to settle for a draw to bring their qualifying campaign to a tame end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Still, England boss Southgate was happy with the mentality of his players to come back from a goal down.<\/p>\n

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The really big results were in March, winning in Italy and the result against Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“It meant coming here tonight was a different test, given we’ve qualified and everything was achieved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“The mentality of the players was excellent, the quality with the ball was good on a very difficult pitch and a lot of positive performances.”<\/p>\n

England finished top of Group C, meaning they will enter pot one of the Euro 2024 group stage draw alongside Germany, Portugal, France, Spain and Belgium.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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