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Gareth Southgate says he inherited a mess after England were fortunate to leave Slovenia with a point in their World Cup qualifier. The U21 boss was parachuted in for the final four fixtures of 2016 after Sam Allardyce left his role as England manager two weeks ago, with Southgates reign starting with a 2-0 win over Malta before a fine Joe Hart performance secured a 0-0 draw in Ljubljana on Tuesday.Despite that, Southgate was pleased to keep World Cup qualification on track, with England two points clear at the top of Group F, especially after what has been a whirlwind fortnight. Southgate was frustrated as England failed to win in Slovenia and conceded his side had to be happy with a 0-0 draw I cant thank the players and support team enough for the backing I have had, Southgate said. The four points from the position we were in last Tuesday... we wanted six, we would have liked to have scored more goals in the two games.But we have taken over a mess really and had to steady the ship. With the overall objective of qualifying, we have kept the team on track. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. The overall objective is to qualify so, long term, that could be an important point. Everyone can see we could be better but their chances came from our mistakes or set pieces.Southgate has called for the players to cut out mistakes and show a more clinical edge when they reconvene next month. A friendly against Spain follows a mouth-watering qualifying clash with Scotland at Wembley on November 11. Jan Oblak of Slovenia dives for the ball under pressure from Daniel Sturridge We can play better, for sure. The opportunities they had were self-inflicted. Thats an area that clearly needs to be better. On a difficult pitch our final ball could have been better.We had a couple of chances that, on another day, our forwards might have finished. We owe our goalkeeper for an outstanding performance. Joe Hart was in fine form for England in the goalless draw with Slovenia Would I have been happy with a point before the game? No. But it is a very important point in the context of qualifying from the group.Frustrations boiled over late on in the game, with Jesse Lingard reacting angrily to Aljaz Struna in an incident that saw both players booked. Frustrations boiled over late on in the game in Slovenia Im told it was just hes reacted to someone raising their hands at Marcus [Rashford], Southgate said.Thats something he has got to cut out because theres a danger you get a red card in this sort of game, where theres inconsistencies in a lot of the decisions then theres even more of a risk.You can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the British Masters on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! Also See: Southgate reveals Hart pep talk Five things for England England player ratings Hart stars as England held Cheap San Francisco 49ers Jerseys . Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points, Shawn Marion had 22 and the Mavericks beat undermanned Philadelphia 124-112 Friday night, handing the 76ers their 10th straight loss. Wholesale San Francisco 49ers Jerseys . -- When Steve Blake checked in at the scorers table with 5:25 remaining in the third quarter, Stephen Curry shook his head and shouted across the court, asking Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson not to take him out. http://www.cheap49ersjerseysauthentic.com/ . There, I saw a teenaged boy with tears in his eyes, being consoled by strength and conditioning coach Randy Lee. Wholesale 49ers Jerseys . Kelli Stack and Alex Carpenter also scored for the Americans, who avoided a repeat of Finlands upset at the Four Nations Cup in Lake Placid, N.Y., in November. Finnish goalie Noora Raty made 58 saves in that one, but the three-time Olympian could stop just 40 of 43 U. Cheap 49ers Jerseys China . -- New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft wanted to keep Logan Mankins with the team for a long time.HARRISON, N.J. -- Fabian Johnson scored his first international goal and Clint Dempsey doubled the lead after a defensive lapse as the United States beat Turkey 2-1 Sunday in the second of three World Cup warm-up matches for the Americans before they head to Brazil. Tim Howard played the first half in his 99th international appearance, and with his 54th win surpassed Kasey Keller to set the AAmerican record for wins by a goalkeeper.dddddddddddd The U.S. went ahead when Johnson made a run and laid the ball off to Bradley. As Johnson continued his run, Bradley chipped the ball over the defence to Johnson, who slotted in with a left-footed volley from 6 yards in the 26th minute. Johnson, playing at right back, had not scored in 20 previous international appearances. ' ' '