'Tiredness no excuse' - Trippier on Euro 2024 agony

Kieran Trippier says England cannot usage tiredness arsenic an excuse for failing to triumph Euro 2024.

The Three Lions lost 2-1 to Spain successful nan final successful Berlin, which intends nan men's 58-year hold for a awesome tourney triumph goes on.

After Sunday's defeat, England leader Gareth Southgate said immoderate of his players were "a small spot short of their beingness peak" during nan month-long tournament.

But Newcastle defender Trippier, who started six of England's 7 games, said that was not an excuse.

"The squad that we’ve sewage is fit," added Trippier. "If you spot nan moving stats, I deliberation we’re astir apt nan highest successful nan full tournament. So that’s not astatine excuse.

“They [Spain] get nan 2nd extremity and it’s ever difficult erstwhile you’re chasing nan crippled against a squad for illustration Spain.

"Football is each astir good margins. It’s 1 of those wherever nan lads gave everything."

England reached a 2nd successive European Championship last contempt failing to triumph 2 of their 3 group games. They were booed disconnected nan transportation by nan their fans aft draws against Denmark and Slovenia.

They were moments distant from going retired astatine nan last-16 shape to Slovakia earlier Jude Bellingham's acrobatic equaliser, while England needed penalties to flooded Switzerland successful nan quarter-finals.

Trippier, who was appearing astatine his 4th awesome tourney for his country, said he was optimistic astir England's future.

Midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 19, only made his England debut successful March but played a cardinal domiciled successful nan tally to nan final, while defender Marc Guehi, 24, was besides appearing astatine his first awesome tourney and impressed successful Harry Maguire's absence.

In addition, Cole Palmer, 22, scored successful nan last aft coming disconnected nan substitutes' bench.

“They will person learned a awesome woody from his tournament,” added Trippier astir nan inexperienced players successful Southgate's ranks.

“The young players stepped up successful large moments for us. They tin study a batch from this. It will make them grow."