Thanks to their superior goal difference, England still lead Group A and as such require just a point from their final match against Italy.

In Pontedera on Thursday, England found themselves 2-0 down at half-time before a Joe Garner double saw them pull the game back to 2-2 before Turkey hit a late winner to take all the points.

"We started well and for the first 15 minutes did what we had worked on which was to create down the flanks, get good crosses into the box and have shots at goal," Peacock told TheFA.com.

"Then our game drifted off. We started to sit off them, the back four dropped very deep which led to the midfield getting exposed, creating plenty of space for the Turkish playmakers."

Caner Erkin and Nuri Sahin were the main architects of Turkey’s first half assault on the England goal and it was their clever midfield play which set up Tevfik Kose to score twice in ten minutes.

"I had a few words at half-time basically because we were better than that," Peacock continued. "We had let ourselves down in the first half and allowed Turkey a two-goal lead.

"I told them to press further up the pitch, close down and space and pressurise their players when they were in possession."

England responded and a minute after the restart found themselves back in the game as Joe Garner stole into some space to capitalize on a defensive error from Turkey.

"The early goal came and that was a bonus. Then Joe got another and at 2-2 we'd have settled for the draw."

However that wasn’t to be as Nuri Sahin pounced on a loose ball on the edge of the area to strike an excellent left-footed volley past David Button, giving his side a narrow win.

"It was disappointing to give the last goal away," Peacock reflected. "It isn't crucial in the overall standings in the group as we would still have needed a point in the final match even if we'd drawn with Turkey, but still, it would have been nice to hold on for a point.

"In the end we did alright. The first half wasn't so good but we gave a good account of ourselves in the second."

England’s final match in Group A is against the hosts Italy in Casina, and from the moment the draw was made, Peacock had highlighted the likely chance that this game would prove to be decisive

"This team has set high standards and we are going to learn from the errors we made yesterday before we take on Italy on Sunday.

"I said right from the start this group would go down to the final game and that it has is no surprise. We've beaten Italy this season but playing Italy in Italy in the Euro Finals won't be easy.

"Today we are resting and recovering and then we start the match preparation. There's a lot to play for and it should be a great occasion."