England midfielder Eberechi Eze says the group stay in a “constructing” section after two disappointing performances at Euro 2024.
Gareth Southgate’s males opened their marketing campaign with an underwhelming 1-0 defeat of Serbia on Sunday evening earlier than a listless show in drawing 1-1 with Denmark yesterday.
England nonetheless prime Group C however the nature of the efficiency in opposition to the Danes, specifically, has led to widespread criticism of Southgate and his gamers.
However Eze, who got here on as a second-half substitute in Frankfurt, is refusing to panic.
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He informed the Impartial: “I’d say we’re staying calm, we all know the potential we’ve received.
“We’re constructing, we’re getting in direction of the extent that we all know we will play at. Finally, we’ll keep calm, we’ve received 4 factors and there’s extra to enhance. No stress, we’re not panicking.
“Match soccer is a rollercoaster. That is my first one however that’s what they [his team-mates] are all saying. So long as you keep calm and constructive, you’ll be advantageous.
“In fact, we needed to get three factors, we wish to put in performances that we all know we’re able to however that is what occurred on the final match and nobody remembers it once you attain the latter levels.”
England captain Harry Kane was singled out for criticism after a torpid show through which his willingness to press the opposing defenders was noticeable by its absence.
Unsurprisingly, Eze was fast to defend the Three Lions’ file goalscorer, who netted the opener earlier than being substituted in favour of Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins.
He added: “H is an unbelievable participant, all the time does his job for the group.
“You guys most likely look an excessive amount of into that sort of stuff however a participant like him, you don’t really want to query him.
“You understand he’s going to work for the group, he’s going to place in performances and rating objectives. That’s the kind of participant he’s.”