England need to conserve energy after beating Serbia in Euros opener, says Southgate | OneFootball

England need to conserve energy after beating Serbia in Euros opener, says Southgate | OneFootball

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The Independent

·17 June 2024

England need to conserve energy after beating Serbia in Euros opener, says Southgate

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England will be “more efficient” in how they play moving forward at Euro 2024, Gareth Southgate has said.

The Three Lions secured a hard-fought 1-0 win against Serbia in their opener on Sunday night (16 June), thanks to Jude Bellingham’s brilliant first-half header.


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But they struggled after the break, with Southgate suggesting his team “ran out of energy”.

“That didn’t surprise me because of the lack of 90 minutes that lots of the players have had,” he said at full-time.

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