Gareth Southgate showed his classy nature when reacting to England 's gut-wrenching World Cup exit.
The Three Lions were beaten 2-1 by reigning champions France on Saturday in controversial circumstances, as fans fumed at referee Wilton Sampaio's performance. But Southgate wasn't keen to play the blame game, instead focussing on how well his players had performed during a thrilling 90 minutes and congratulating the opposition.
"It's pointless me going into that," the 52-year-old replied after being asked by ITV to assess Sampaio's much-maligned display. "I'd rather talk about our players. Congratulations to France, they know they've been in a hell of a game and we've given a top team a game and I don't think we could've done anymore."
