Gary Neville has revealed he was left scratching his head at what he saw from the England players in the last sixty minutes of the 2-1 defeat against minnows Iceland, theDaily Mailreports.
Neville, 41, was part of the coaching set-up on that fateful night in Nice when, much to the shock of everyone in Europe, the Three Lions were unceremoniously knocked out of Euro 2016 by Iceland.
The former Manchester United defender swiftly handed in his resignation alongside a dejected Roy Hodgson but Neville, speaking in an interview with The Times, insists he was confident with the football the players were playing in the first thirty minutes- despite being 2-1 down at the time.
The former Valencia boss said: "I had complete belief in what we were doing until the last 60 minutes against Iceland."
He added: "I'd not seen us play like that in the previous two years. There wasn't one game I could compare it to.
"We played well but conceded late against Russia. We went behind against Wales but carried on trying and got there. The goal didn't quite come against Slovakia, but we dominated the three group games."
Unsurprisingly, the England players received a wave of backlash from former players and fans alike but Neville, who has been in eight major tournaments as a player and a coach, insists this current crop of players will learn from the scathing attacks and succeed under Sam Allardyce.
He said: "I've been an England player or coach in eight tournaments and the fall-out from this one is no different, but that group of players will achieve.
"Harry Kane, Dele Alli, Eric Dier, Adam Lallana, John Stones, Ross Barkley, Jordan Henderson and Raheem Sterling, Jack Wilshere, Chris Smalling, Danny Rose, Kyle Walker, Danny Welbeck. I believe they'll do well without ripping up the DNA and starting again.
The former United man added: "I'll never lose hope they'll get it right, that our time will come, even though I won't be involved. There is no magic wand, just as there hasn't been for 50 years.
"I'd like to wish Sam Allardyce all the very best. He will get a good group of professionals. I've seen unhappiness in previous England squads.
"The current lads are happy, they just need to be more ruthless, to overcome those moments which crop up in tournaments."