Half-baked in the kitchen, undercooked at Wembley.
After only four days EnglandThe players struggled with the Gingerbread Men, and the entire team failed to do anything better against a group of Maltesers.
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However, at least the program was more interesting than the incredibly boring 90-minute performance that was a convenient turn off.
It was England’s penultimate Euro 2024 qualifier, which tells us very little Fikayo Tomori He will not start next summer’s Championship at left-back.
England emerged victorious with an eighth-minute goal by Enrico Pepe and an international goal in the 62nd minute Harry Kane.
The Three Lions now head to North Macedonia on Monday, knowing they are certain to be seeded for next summer’s tournament, meaning they will miss hosts Germany, France and Portugal.
Although if they play anything like this at the European Championship, England may struggle to reach the quarter-finals, which will be Southgate’s 100th appearance for the team.
Of course, there is no reason to panic. It’s still a good year for England, including two impressive wins over Italy.
The best test will be in the next match here at Wembley Stadium next March, a friendly match against Brazil. Tickets went on sale yesterday – and sold out – before going on general sale.
England were sluggish throughout the match, lacking ideas and constantly making lateral passes against a team ranked 171st in the world. How did they miss? Jude Bellingham.
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Marcus RashfordJordan Henderson, Conor Gallagher, Tomori and Kieran Trippier were all debutants and did themselves no favors under the watchful eye of Southgate, who did not like the look.
Incredibly, we were about to witness a San Marino moment since 1993. Remember Davide Gualtieri and his goal 8.3 seconds later?
Well, Teddy Teuma’s decent shot came 30 seconds later, but he would have been just as famous in Malta had his effort beaten Jordan Pickford, although the England goalkeeper was relieved to see the shot go over the right post after Gallagher lost possession.
Due to a large number of injuries, especially in defence, Southgate was forced to keep Tomori at left-back and perhaps as expected, he played as a centre-back.
It came as no surprise when he joined Gallagher as a substitute at half-time.
Phil Foden He had some great moments for England, but even he did not produce his best performance for the first team.
In fairness, England’s opener was thanks to him and a large part of luck. His attempted pass to Kane was headed towards goal by Pepe and although goalkeeper Henry Bonello received the ball, it crossed the goal line via the underside of the crossbar.
England captain Kane suffered one of the most memorable moments on the field where he enjoyed so many great moments.
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Portuguese referee Luis Godinho showed the yellow card to Kane, who decided that he deserved a penalty kick after goalkeeper Henry Bonello crossed the goal line.
But not for the first time, some First League Fans might argue, Kane clearly left an extra leg before throwing himself to the ground.
Then the Mexican waves started in the 37th minute, and the Kites quickly followed. It was one of those nights.
Bukayo Saka Kyle Walker came on for the second half, but England remained out of ideas against a team that surprisingly showed themselves to be a bit of a threat on the counter-attack.
And something comes up when Walker finishes pacing. he had Kylian Mbappe He was in control in the World Cup quarter-final a year ago, but there was a moment when Paul Mbong, who plays for FC Birkirkara, got the better of him.
Henderson was substituted to silent boos, although again, on the pitch, he offered nothing to prove to the contrary that his move to Saudi Arabia was a bad idea.
Kane was short on width but had an easy opportunity to score the second goal after Walker, Foden and Saka combined.
Declan Rice He thought he had scored the third goal, but the video assistant referee ruled it out for offside.
By the time Godinho blew the final whistle, Wembley Stadium was virtually empty, with fans wishing they had stayed home and done some cooking of their own.
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