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Methodical, uninspired, laborious, lacklustre, dull, fear-ridden, below par, unable to penetrate, boring, disorganised, shackled, with no passion or energy.

It was a terrible performance. England cracked under pressure. All the players underperformed. The manager’s tactics were woeful. The players looked like hamstrung puppets. When Rashford came on he looked like a breath of fresh air – unrestrained and willing to take them on. Why only three minutes?

Why drop Lallana for this game?  Was he injured?

The fault lies with the manager. A manager’s job is to organise the team and remove the fear that stops them performing. He failed on both.

What a miserable performance.