Stuart Pearce says England deserved their exit from the European Under-21 Championship after losing 3 1 to Norway in Israel.
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Pearce was critical of his players as goals from Fredrik Semb Berge, Jo Inge Berget and Magnus Eikrem eliminated Pearce's men with one group game left.
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"I don't think the players have done themselves credit to be honest with you, individually and collectively," said the England Under-21 coach.
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Having lost their opening game of the tournament 1-0 to Italy, England needed a positive result against Norway, who they had beaten twice in the qualifying campaign.
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Yet they will return home after Tuesday's third and final group game against hosts Israel after a poor performance on Saturday in front of England manager Roy Hodgson.
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Craig Dawson's late penalty proved nothing more than a consolation as England failed to deliver at a tournament they qualified for with ease.
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"We have got nothing out of this tournament so far and now we have to concentrate on doing things properly for the tournament's sake and beat Israel," Pearce added.
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"When you wear an England shirt, that's the least of the demands that are put on you.
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"We're disappointed for varying reasons and we will have a look at that over the next couple of days. But over the two games we didn't perform consistently enough."
England trully deserve their exit, it came the right them for them cos they were not playing well at aLl...