England defeat came at the right time, says John Barnes

Posted on December 21, 2019 by rosa-zubizarreta

Englands defeat against Czech Republic is a call for the group, says winger John Barnessaid
England slumped to their first qualifying loss in a decade from debutant Zdenek Ondrasek after a late winner.
But Barnes isnt alerted by the conquer and expects it can function as a learning curve for Gareth Southgate side.
England have had a wonderful run of being unbeaten, Barnes told Sky Sports News at a Cyrille Regis Legacy Trust event.
They have shown great quality, durability – even in the face of hardship when they have been down. Its happened at a good time because I think we must recognise they are still young, they are still climbing.
As much as theyve been brilliant in the past two years, they are still inexperienced and young. I still support them and that I assume since theyve done.
I am not saying they were a bit cocky, but maybe they believed that yes were likely to win the World Cup – people are telling us that.
It was a bit of a wake-up call. We still need to have the humilitywe still have to have that knowledge of what we are going to achieve and how we will reach and that job seeker.
And I believe this has likely come at a great time because it isnt going to influence us not qualifying [for your Euros] but maybe it is a small wake-up telephone that we arent really there yet, which isnt a bad thing
Barnes was speaking as his England U21 team-mate Cyrille Regis was inducted in the Hall of Fame of the National Football Museum. Regis passed away unexpectedly last year old 59.
Barnes introduced Regis widow Julia, and his brother Dave using all the Hall of Fame award during a Strike a Change event hosted at Villa Park with the Cyrille Regis Legacy Trust.
Hes [currently ] at the National Football Museum Hall of Fame and I am shocked that he isnt there today, Barnes explained.
I thought he would already have been around, because, naturally, being one of the first black British pioneers of English football if you like and among the first black players to play for England, achieving exactly what he did at a particularly tough moment. Hes a worthy addition.
What made him that the footballer he washis energy, his speed, his strength, his ability.
What made him the person he washis humility, his honor, his resilience and his feeling of a sense of responsibility to his area, and thats exactly what the Cyrille Regis Legacy Trust is about.
Its not about an elite organisation talking about black managers and other black elite classes. Its all about the cities and assisting youngsters in inner cities increase their potential
In many respects as much as he had been a wonderful footballer. Id pay tribute to him more as a person than a footballer.