BBC Sport's sources say England players are understood to have aired strong views about their World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina at a team meeting with head coach Thomas Tuchel at the start of the September international break. The meeting was described as “full and frank”.
Players' views
All players were afforded an opportunity to air their personal views. Harry Kane was strong and forthright with his views at the meeting.
Jude Bellingham was said to have been particularly candid in expressing his belief that the current group of England players were more than capable of continuing to take the game to Argentina, according to BBC Sport's sources.
How the semi-final unfolded
Anthony Gordon gave England a 55th-minute advantage. Enzo Fernandez equalised with five minutes left, before Lautaro Martinez headed in a stoppage-time winner.
England's results since the Argentina defeat
England lost 3-2 to Spain at Wembley in their first Nations League fixture in September and then won their next three matches, scoring 12 goals without conceding in three fixtures against the Czech Republic and Croatia.
Tuchel, relationships and England's fixtures
Tuchel said last week: “It was a bit of an up and down [relationship] of course but we are in a good place.”
England host Croatia on Thursday and travel to Madrid to face Spain on Sunday.
