Southgate: We shouldn’t have conceded two goals/ Iran is proud enough to get results in the next games

According to Fars news agency, our country’s national football team faced England tonight in its first game in the 2022 World Cup, but it had a bad start and lost 6-2.

England head coach Southgate said after this win: “Because of the victory with this margin, I was a little sad at the end of the game (because of the double goal we received). We have to be really happy to play like this. We looked ready. The players performed really well.

He added: Our move was really good. I should be really happy but at this stage of the game we shouldn’t concede two goals. We have to do the right thing in the game against America. This is a great start, but we have to do better than this.

“We lost our focus and when we play at a slower pace, we are not effective enough,” the England manager continued. The added time of the game in two halves, 24 minutes, is a lot of time to concentrate. Our attackers were a threat to Iran and the defense was under our control.

Southgate added: I really liked Wilson’s move in the last goal. He could be selfish but he put the team first. I should be more excited! But I have to keep the team on the right track and we have to be better.

The head coach of the England national team said: “We are very happy to start the game like this, like in 1966.” It was a very important game. Now we will prepare with all our heart to play against America. In the second half of the game, Kesh kept coming. We must prepare ourselves to be even better.

Regarding whether Iran can return to the tournament or not, he noted: I think it was a difficult situation with Carlos Queiroz, because there were only four preparatory games with them; Of course, he already knew the players. I think this team is proud enough to win the next two games. I think Carlos Queiroz has enough experience to prepare his team in the next two games.

The head coach of the English national team said about Harry Kane’s injury: I think he is fine and he is not injured. We took him off because we felt he had to be replaced.

He said about tying an armband outside of FIFA custom on Hurricane’s arm: This is not a matter related to me or the team only. This is an issue that several other countries have been involved in. People know what our position is. If we can make a difference, we certainly will, but we don’t know how much of an impact we can make.

Southgate said: We talked with the players for a week. We had to move the team forward for the combined game. It was a good starting point and we should try to be our best until the end of the competition.

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