England save their most ambitious act of a grim night in Cologne until the last when they went over to applaud their furious fans despite knowing the wave of hostility awaiting them.
England saved the most ambitious act of a grim night in Cologne until last when they went over to applaud their furious fans despite knowing the wave of hostility awaiting them.Inevitably, supporters who had backed England magnificently during the game, gave vent to their feelings, manager Gareth Southgate’s applause being met by plastic beer glasses aimed in his direction.
England are performing so poorly they are becoming accustomed to the resounding raspberry that greeted them from their followers at the end, the booing in danger of becoming their backing track in Germany.It sums up England's Euro 2024 so far that their highlight has not actually been any of their doing, rather the fates smiling on them as results in other groups dictated that the dangerous quartet of hosts Germany, France, Portugal and Spain have dropped into the other half of the draw.
England made all the right noises before kick-off, adopting a siege mentality following criticism after drawing with the Danes, but if they intended to answer their detractors they have saved it for another day.Southgate has to draw on the plus points but to say "so many things are coming together" is a statement wildly at odds with what England have produced.
Kobbie Mainoo was the next cab off Southgate’s midfield rank and he, at least, injected some urgency amid the lethargy. If Southgate keeps the system he seems so firmly wedded to, then he will start England’s last-16 tie. Next stop Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton. And as Euro 2024 groups go, Group C ranks down with the worst ever. It was the first Euros group with five matches ending in draws and the first Euros group with no teams scoring more than one goal in a game.So where does Southgate go now, particularly as he was in the very small minority who felt there were good signs here?
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