England have learnt lesson from shock Euro 2016 exit - Walker


Football Soccer - England v Iceland - EURO 2016 - Round of 16 - Stade de Nice, Nice, France - 27/6/16England's Joe Hart looks dejected after the game. REUTERS/Yves Herman

(Reuters) - England have learnt from their humiliating Euro 2016 exit against Iceland and are eager to display a more "streetwise" style of play in their World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Slovenia, left back Kyle Walker said.

England have endured a rocky patch off the pitch since their shock last 16 loss to Iceland in the European Championship in June -- losing two managers in the space of three months. Roy Hodgson left following the Euros debacle while Sam Allardyce was sacked last week following an undercover newspaper sting.

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