England's 'character' can't be questioned after Slovakia win, says Southgate

Obviously as as the manager, I'll, I'll do all of those things, you know, you build on the spirit that they've shown, the belief that they'll have gained from that. And equally, we're not naive. We're going into play a team that have looked outstanding, not just in this tournament, but for for quite a while as well. So that's going to be a big tactical challenge for us. We know that the level of our game will need to be higher, but. Um, there there was a spirit and, you know, there was a togetherness that has been building. We've had a lot of, you know, problems to solve through this whole lead into the camp, through the tournament. We we're, we're putting a plaster over different things and giving young players opportunities and. We, we, you know, we're, we're somehow finding a way I can imagine. How everybody is going to react to that, even though we've won, but we're still in there and. I don't think that, you know, the one thing that can't be questioned is the desire, the commitment, the character.