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In the aftermath of England’s goalless draw, the Three Lions fans’ booed their own team. Wing-back Kieran Trippier did not hear the fans disgruntled chants and attributed it to heightened expectations from them.
Following their expert 6-2 win over Iran, Gareth Southgate’s men were supposed to comfortably course past Team America. Despite boasting more possession and shots on target, the Russia 2018 semi-finalists could only muster a nil-nil draw.
The performance from the Three Lions fell short as they accrued more shots and were lucky not to concede the greater set-pieces allowed. The assembled fans were visibly disappointed and booed their stars at the full-time whistle.
Kieran Trippier didn’t hear the booing but shared he understands the frustration of the fans. The full-back did not put much weight on the antics of the fans who have travelled over 3,000 miles to cheer the. Despite the result, he believes England has reason to be upbeat as they lead Group B with a game against Wales to come.
“To be honest I didn’t hear the booing, but of course, the fans want to see goals and see England win matches. All I can say to that is that the commitment from the boys is there. We give 100 per cent in every single game,” the Newcastle defender remarked.
“So yes, of course, we understand the frustration because we didn’t win the game, but we gave everything and a point is a good result. We didn’t lose the game, we didn’t concede, and we’re just fully focused on Wales now. We give everything as soon as we cross that white line – but now we move on.”
Resilient USA made it a ‘tough battle’
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Trippier praised Tyler Adams and co. for their athletic attributed and hailed Gregg Berhalter’s tactics to tame England’s attack. As points were shared, the 32-year-old pointed at their maturity to grind out results and believes making something out of poor performances will help them in the quadrennial competition.
“We’re not frustrated. The USA are a good side, they are an athletic team, very good tactically. We knew it was going to be a tough battle, But in tournaments, you can’t win every game, so it’s a good point for us.”
A similar sentiment was shared by head coach Gareth Southgate. The 52-year-old admitted that the Three Lions should have been more efficient in the opposition’s third.
The tactician opined that not all results will go their way and fans should remember their electric performances in such times. He also pointed to their rivals’ resilience that kept them at bay in the meeting.
“I knew it would be difficult for us after such a high (against Iran) to replicate that type of performance, so I’m really pleased with how the players have applied themselves,” Southgate said.
“Some of our quality in the final third could have been a little bit better, but we’ve shown great resilience to defend against an opponent that kept asking questions and we’ve just not been able to open them up with that really clear-cut chance.
“We didn’t quite have that same zip but this is going to happen with tournament football. We’re not going to roll through a tournament and sweep through everybody without having nights like that where you’ve got to show different qualities to get the result.”
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