Goals from Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Chelsea’s Sandy Baltimore put the French two goals up by the break and Keira Walsh’s late strike proved to be only a consolation.
Bayern Munich midfielder Stanway, who started against France before being substituted in the second half, was determined to put it behind her.
“I had a message from somebody that I know, and it was like: ‘It’s just like a bad night out and you want to forget it as much as possible and move onto the next one,’” Stanway said in a press conference.
“That is exactly what we are going to do.”
England have the chance to right wrongs against Netherlands on Wednesday, again in Zurich.
But Stanway, a 79-cap stalwart of England’s Euro 2022 triumph and their run to the World Cup final two years ago, believes taking things back to basics could be the best response.
“We want to stop talking. Hence why I didn’t want to do the press conference today, because I’m fed up with talking now,” Stanway said.
“It’s time that we focus and we want to put things on the grass.
“We want to go back to a traditional style of football in terms of tough tackles, getting back down to the roots, and remembering why we are here.
“Playing for the little girl that wanted to be here. Sometimes it is about blocking out the noise and it’s about just getting on that pitch and just getting stuck in.”
England’s final Group D game comes against Wales on Sunday, July 13 in St Gallen.
The winner of the section will face the runners-up of Group C and vice versa, a group featuring Germany, Sweden, Denmark and Poland.
