LISTEN: On today’s EUROS DAILY: England were ‘abysmal’, ‘stunk the place out,’ and played like a ‘five-a-side team of kids’… so are they sleepwalking towards an early exit?
- England had to convince against Slovenia, but delivered a weak performance
- Mail Sport’s experts dissect a ‘terrible’ night in which England looked ‘lost’
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England played out an insipid 0-0 draw against Slovenia on Tuesday evening and looked robbed of confidence.
Although they secured qualification for the last 16 of the European Championship, the performance left fans and pundits alike fearing for England’s prospects – again.
On today’s episode of It’s All Kicking Off! The Euros Daily podcast, Mail Sport experts dismantle a night when England looked ‘terrified, lost, confused, slow, out of ideas and ready for the plane home’.
Football editor Ian Ladyman accused Gareth Southgate’s stars of ‘ruining the place’ and becoming the laughing stock of Europe when they should have been convincing.
Meanwhile, Merseyside football reporter Lewis Steele explains why he felt the Three Lions looked more like a children’s five-a-side outfit.
Elsewhere, the team, led by stand-in presenter Nathan Salt, watch upcoming action and hear from fans on the pitch… but why are the Dutch supporters the best our reporters have heard?
Listen to EUROS DAILY from It’s all about to begin! wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes appear every day during the European Championship.
England failed to inspire fans in a dismal 0-0 draw against Slovenia, with Ian Ladyman feeling they are ‘ready for the plane home’