Ralf Rangnick appears to take a swipe at England… as the former Man United interim boss reveals he ‘struggled to stay awake’ when watching other Euro 2024 games

Ralf Rangnick appears to take a swipe at England… as the former Man United interim boss reveals he ‘struggled to stay awake’ when watching other Euro 2024 games

  • Austria misplaced 2-1 to Turkey and had been knocked out of Euro 2024.
  • Ralph Rangnick takes a dig at England after their exit
  • Listen It has all begun! Euros Each day: Why do England look 'unhappy' and why do they appear divided into 'two factions'?

Ralf Rangnick hits out at England, France and Portugal after Austria's exit from Euro 2024.

Regardless of being a robust favorite on this match, Austria suffered a 2-1 defeat by the hands of Turkey and was eradicated from the last-16 stage.

Vincenzo Montella's facet went 2-0 forward thanks to 2 objectives from Martin Demiral earlier than Michael Gregoritsch scored for Austria however they might not equalise.

Regardless of being eradicated, Austria contributed to some of the entertaining matches of the event thus far, following numerous disappointing last-16 encounters.

Switzerland and Germany superior by advantage of two–0 wins towards Italy and Denmark respectively, whereas Spain and the Netherlands impressed with huge victories over Georgia and Romania.

Ralf Rangnick mocks England, France and Portugal after Austria exit Euro 2024

Ralf Rangnick mocks England, France and Portugal after Austria exit Euro 2024

Ralf Rangnick mocks England, France and Portugal after Austria exit Euro 2024

Austria were knocked out at the last-16 stage after losing 2-1 to Turkey on Tuesday.

Austria had been knocked out on the last-16 stage after shedding 2-1 to Turkey on Tuesday.

Nonetheless, England, France and Portugal received three boring matches towards Slovakia, Belgium and Slovenia respectively.

And, after Austria's exit, former United boss Rangnick took a veiled dig at these three groups as he regarded to take the positives from his facet's exit.

,He stated, “I’ve seen different video games the place it was tough to even keep awake. Nevertheless it was not like that in our video games.”

Austria had an important probability to equalise in additional time when Christoph Baumgartner hit a header that went right into a nook.

Nonetheless, out of the blue, Turkey goalkeeper Mert Gunok jumped at full power and parried the midfielder's effort past the goalpost, giving Turkey a sensational win.

And, talking after the match, Rangnick mirrored on that dramatic second on the finish of the match.

Rangnick mocks England while criticising the quality of some Euro 2024 games

Rangnick mocks England whereas criticising the standard of some Euro 2024 video games

Gareth Southgate's side beat Slovakia by a narrow margin after a poor performance on Sunday

Gareth Southgate's facet beat Slovakia by a slender margin after a poor efficiency on Sunday

He stated, 'We had sufficient time to equalise. Nevertheless it was very tough as a result of Turkey's goalkeeper Gordon Banks was within the aim.'

Former England goalkeeper Banks was referring to his beautiful efficiency towards Brazil within the 1970 World Cup.

That is one thing that resonated Lee Dixon, who was commentating on ITV for the sport, labelled it a 'Gordon Banks-esque' defence, after which added:His supply has been completely firstclass, however he’s world class.

'It's like a reproduction of Gordon Banks. He's been a rock on the again. He made an excellent save within the first half and he put in a world-class efficiency to maintain the tie at 2-1 and put them into the quarter-finals.'

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