England must be preparing for life after Southgate On a night when England missed out on a golden chance to make a Group C statement of intent, we have taken a glance at the key talking points. However, only mustering a pair of shots on target here and set to come under more scrutiny, Southgate’s squad will know that they must produce more stability when they arrive out in Germany next year.
While Jack Grealish might have thought he had bagged an equaliser just seconds after returning from the half-time break, the Manchester City ace saw his second-half strike ruled out following a lengthy VAR check.Īlthough England might have failed to find any kind of clinical edge in the final third, the unfortunate Jani Atanasov eventually turned into his own net on the hour mark. While England might have been hoping to sign off their EURO 24 qualifying adventure with a statement on foreign soil, the Three Lions were forced to settle for an uninspiring 1-1 stalemate against North Macedonia.Īlthough Gareth Southgate might have made a string of enforced changes here, the European giants fell to a shock 1-0 deficit four minutes before the interval as Enis Barshi poured on a rebound after Jordan Pickford denied the Trabzonspor striker from the penalty spot.
