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FA chairman Greg Dyke admits he can't explain England's early exit from Euro 2016, and agrees they could benefit from additional psychological training

FA chairman Greg Dyke has apologised for England's performance at Euro 2016, saying the team "froze" at the tournament.

England were dumped out of Euro 2016 in embarrassing fashion, losing 2-1 to minnows Iceland in Nice on Monday night with Roy Hodgson subsequently resigning as Three Lions manager.

Dyke, speaking on Sky News show The Pledge, apologised on behalf of the FA for England's poor showing out in France and credited the fans who supported the team during the competition. 

He said: "We didn't have a bad squad. We had quite a good squad, we went out there and played okay in their first three games then we were terrible in the fourth.

"I think everybody knows that on behalf of the FA, I would like to say sorry. The fans were brilliant out there, but on the day we froze."

England's forward Harry Kane reacts after the Euro 2016  exit
Image: Harry Kane endured a disappointing Euro 2016 campaign, failing to score

The FA will begin their search for a new manager on Friday, but Dyke believes England's problems could be far deeper and feels other issues must be addressed.

When asked if the England squad could benefit from psychological training prior to major competitions, Dyke said: "I think that's probably right. They get some, but we're probably going to need more in the future.

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"The whole set-up that the FA have put in place at St George's Park encourages all that and we need to integrate more of the national team into that.

"I do feel they froze and they were scared. You take good players, a good manager and suddenly on a day they froze, it's terribly sad."

You can see the full Greg Dyke interview on The Pledge tonight on Sky News at 8pm.

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