England supporters have located the passage of play which they believe saw their chances of winning Euro 2024 end.
The Three Lions fell to a disappointing 2-1 defeat against Spain on Sunday in the Euro 2024 final, with the winning goal coming courtesy of Mikel Oyarzabal in the game's closing minutes.
England will now go into their 60th year without major tournament success, while they have become the first side to lose consecutive European Championship finals, having been defeated by Italy on penalties in Euro 2020.
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And fans on social media believe they have located the moment England’s chances of beating Spain died.
On X, RecoSpurs said: “The moment it died… After our 73rd min equaliser, we had started to play it around for a period of sustained possession.
“Then for some reason, Walker throws the ball way back to Stones, who passes it back to Pickford, who long balls it out for a goal kick to Spain.”
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Gareth Southgate has come under scrutiny over England’s style of play and whether he could have better utilised his squad the day after the final.
Speaking to ITV Sport, he said: "There's no hiding we've had some issues coming into the tournament, we've managed to deal with most of them and got Luke [Shaw] out tonight, but we've just fallen short in the end.
"It's probably both [a success and missed opportunity], frankly. The players have got to take enormous credit to get us to the point we did, but when you get as close as that you've got to take your chances.
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"The character, the resilience they've shown, I just think tonight we didn't keep the ball well enough. They had more control of the game and that was probably the main difference. I just think against Spain, they press well, you have to keep the ball when you win it back.
"Defensively we were fine in the first half, you just have to retain the ball a little bit better. In the end, maybe that's the bit that takes a little bit out."
Topics: England, Euro 2024, Spain, Gareth Southgate, Football
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