Manchester United legend Roy Keane gave a brutal verdict of England’s performance during the Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain.
The Three Lions were beaten 2-1 by Spain on Sunday night at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Athletic Bilbao star Nico Williams opened the scoring for Spain in the early minutes of the second half.
England responded with a goal from Chelsea playmaker and former Manchester City star Cole Palmer. However, Spain retook the lead with a late goal from Real Sociedad forward Mikel Oyarzabal to hand a disappointing defeat to the Three Lions.
Keane was part of the punditry team for ITV Sport providing his analysis of the match in Berlin. After the final whistle, the United legend gave a blunt verdict for his assessment of England’s performance against Spain and across the tournament as a whole.
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“The best team won tonight,” said Keane on ITV Sport. “They [Spain] were the best team throughout the tournament.
“I think tonight [England] lacked quality. They’ve lacked quality throughout the tournament. It was probably fight and desire, options off the bench that got them to this final.
“Top-level sport is brutal. We’ve lost big games, and sometimes the opposition are just better than you. Spain were excellent.
“You have to step back and be humble. It’s great to win, but when you’re beaten by the better team, take your medicine and regroup and go again…
“You go home, see your family, go on holiday, you’re back in pre-season in a couple of weeks. You have to go again.
“The real frustration for England will be that they’ve given their all. After the game when they got beaten, they’ll think ‘Did we give it our best?’
“They haven’t given their best the last few games, they got away with it. Eventually, they got found out.”
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