Gareth Southgate made it clear the Three Lions did not “quite click” in attack as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Ukraine in their Euro 2024 qualifier.
Oleksandr Zinchenko opened the scoring for the hosts in a match played in Poland because of the ongoing Russian invasion in their homeland.
But Kyle Walker equalised with his first international goal.
“We’re not going to win every game by fours and sevens,” said Southgate.
“That was a really good test – away from home, very passionate atmosphere, quite a few changes forced from the last game.
“Sometimes, especially with attacking play, it doesn’t quite click. We know that the patterns that we worked during the week are what we always do, so it’s not that we approach the game in a different way.”
The point ended England’s 100% record in Group C after they had won all four of their previous games.
They are still in a very strong position as they sit top of the standings with 13 points, six ahead of second-place Ukraine.