Trippier dismisses fitness excuse in England defeat to Spain

Kieran
Trippier
has
given
an
honest
opinion
about
England’s
failure
to
win
Euro
2024,
admitting
that
their
loss
to
Spain
in
the
final
on
Sunday
was
not
due
to
fatigue.

The
Three
Lions
were
defeated
2-1
by
Spain
in
Berlin,
extending
the
men’s
58-year
wait
for
a
major
tournament
win.

After
Sunday’s
defeat,
England
boss
Gareth
Southgate
mentioned
that
some
of
his
players
were
“a
little
bit
short
of
their
physical
peak”
during
the
month-long
tournament.

However,
Newcastle
defender
Trippier,
who
started
six
of
England’s
seven
games,
dismissed
that
as
an
excuse.

“The
team
that
we’ve
got
is
fit,”
Trippier
stated.
“If
you
see
the
running
stats,
I
think
we’re
probably
the
highest
in
the
whole
tournament.
So
that’s
not
an
excuse.

“They
[Spain]
get
the
second
goal
and
it’s
always
difficult
when
you’re
chasing
the
game
against
a
team
like
Spain.

“Football
is
all
about
fine
margins.
It’s
one
of
those
where
the
lads
gave
everything.”

Spain
were
dominant
throughout
the
tournament,
securing
victories
in
all
of
their
seven
games.

England,
on
the
other
hand,
relied
on
experience
and
individual
brilliance
to
reach
the
final.
However,
La
Roja
proved
too
tough,
with
their
speedsters
and
skillful
youngsters
overwhelming
Southgate’s
men.