Southgate: "The England team is resistant to criticism"

The head coach of the England national team, Gareth Southgate, urged his wards not to pay attention to criticism after the draw with the USA (0:0).

— Are you saying that the fans booed us? I don't think it was sent to our address. Look, I want our fans to go home happy and smiling. Unfortunately, we were not able to do that today. But people react the way they react and I can't let that affect the team or my feelings about it.

Our goal is to reach the next stage, and for that we have three matches. I think most teams in the tournament will need all three matches. And we must remain calm at such moments. We have already been in a similar situation and I know how it is for a player and for a coach.

I'm sure there will be a lot of noise now. This is a tournament with a lot of buzz around it. I'm sure we've become resistant to it. However, we can still win our group and that should be our aim, Gareth Southgate said.