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Joe Cole warns England NEED to be braver at the World Cup and claims Gareth Southgate's side have 'lost their way' as they suffered Nations League relegation after defeat to Italy

Former Chelsea star Joe Cole has said England 'have to be braver' as Gareth Southgate's team fell to a 1-0 Nations League loss against Italy.

In a rematch of last year's European Championship final, England looked to be lacking inspiration going forward and the first half ended goalless.

Though the home side will not feature in the upcoming World Cup after failing to qualify, it was Roberto Mancini's team that broke the deadlock on 68 minutes through Napoli forward Giacomo Raspadori.

Gareth Southgate's team suffered another disappointing result against Italy in the Nations League

England were ultimately unable to wrestle control of the game back from their opponent's and the game ended with yet another disappointing result in the competition for Southgate's team.