Three Lions disappoint despite promising Palmer cameo

It wasn’t pretty again, but England confirmed their status as Group C winners with a 0-0 draw against Slovenia in Cologne on Tuesday night. 

After a narrow 1-0 win over Serbia and a dreadful performance in a 1-1 draw against Denmark, England supporters demanded a response from their team, who went to Germany as one of the pre-tournament favourites.

However, they were left unsatisfied again as the Three Lions mustered just four shots on target and 0.87 xG against a nation ranked No.57 in the world, despite controlling 74% possession.

Even so, England now know they’ll play their round of 16 match in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday, are on the opposite side of the draw to the likes of France, Portugal, Germany and Spain, while they remain unbeaten at the tournament. Glass half full?

Here are the full player ratings from Tuesday’s stalemate:

England player ratings vs Slovenia

Jordan Pickford – 7/10 – Good positioning and concentration to mop up some balls behind from Slovenia. One of the few England players who can walk away from this group stage with their pride intact.

Kyle Walker – 5/10 – Used his recovery pace well whenever Slovenia tried to break. Was sloppy on the ball, however, losing possession 10 times throughout the match.

John Stones – 4/10 – Fine defensively but just as he was against Denmark, far too slow and indecisive with the ball. Took four or five touches before deciding on what pass to play, even when there were obvious routes forward for him to take, while just two of his 88 attempted passes went into the final third. Such an important player for this team but just hasn’t got going at this tournament.

Marc Guehi – 6/10 – Continued to show he can cut it at this level, although in fairness he didn’t have much defending to do. Got lucky after a mistake nearly let Slovenia in and he had to pull his man to the floor to stop the break, earning a yellow card in the process.

Kieran Trippier – 6/10 – Continues to deny England width and…

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Author : CJ

Publish date : 2024-06-25 21:15:26

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