Southgate on the 0-1 defeat to Brazil: "There were a lot of good performances from players who had hardly played for England bef

England head coach Gareth Southgate shared his impressions of the 0-1 friendly with Brazil. It was the first defeat for the Three Lions in fifteen months.

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"I was happy with it. Of course, I don't like losing football matches, but I think there were a lot of good individual performances from players who hadn't played for England before.

You know, 15 minutes before the end we thought: "We've seen a lot of new players, we've had the ball more than usual, we've had as many shots as they have". In the end, it was just one moment that made the difference, and that's the brutality of football at this level," Sky Sports quoted Southgate as saying.

It is worth noting that Anthony Gordon, Ezri Konsa and Kobi Mainu made their debuts for England.

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