Kieran Trippier didn’t hear the booing that greeted England’s goalless draw with the USA - but he understands the frustration of the fans.
The Newcastle full-back insists Gareth Southgate’s men have reasons to be cheerful as they sit top of group B with a game against Wales to come. And he has told supporters who have flown 3,000 miles to cheer the team on that the players are giving everything in Qatar.
Trippier said: “To be honest I didn't hear the booing, but of course the fans want to see goals and see England win matches. All I can say to that is that the commitment from the boys is there. We give 100 percent in every single game.
“So yes, of course we understand the frustration because we didn't win the game, but we gave everything and a point is a good result. We didn't lose the game, we didn't concede, and we're just fully focused on Wales now. We give everything as soon as we cross that white line - but now we move on.”
Trippier believes it’s a sign of England’s maturity that they can now chisel out points from poor performances. He added: “We’re not frustrated. The USA are a good side, they are an athletic team, very good tactically. We knew it was going to be a tough battle, But in tournaments, you can't win every game, so it’s a good point for us.”
England head coach Southgate was keen to focus on his side's "resilience" and retaining control of their World Cup destiny after a drab 0-0 draw with the United States.
The highs of an opening 6-2 thrashing of Iran were quickly forgotten as Southgate's side laboured to a performance labelled "terrible" by former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane.
"I knew it would be difficult for us after such a high (against Iran) to replicate that type of performance, so I'm really pleased with how the players have applied themselves," Southgate said.
"Some of our quality in the final third could have been a little bit better, but we've shown great resilience to defend against an opponent that kept asking questions and we've just not been able to open them up with that really clear-cut chance.
"We didn't quite have that same zip but this is going to happen with tournament football. We're not going to roll through a tournament and sweep through everybody without having nights like that where you've got to show different qualities to get the result.
"Silver medal today was a point because it puts us in a really strong position in terms of qualification. If we can win our last game (against Wales on Tuesday) we win the group.
"The objective is to get out of the group, you get three games to do it. We've done it in two games the last two tournaments, but it's very unrealistic to expect that every time."
