England suffered a shock defeat by the hands of Greece within the UEFA Nations League at Wembley Stadium on Thursday night.
A brace from striker Vangelis Pavlidis ensured Greece of a well-known win – their first ever over England, in actual fact – towards a relatively sorry wanting Three Lions facet below the interim cost of Lee Carsley.
This is England’s finest and worst performing gamers within the defeat, in response to 90min’s esteemed participant rankings.
Noni Madueke: 7/10
He might have solely performed 40 minutes or so of the sport, however Noni Madueke confirmed greater than any of his England teammates within the ultimate third on Thursday night.
The Chelsea man, seemingly hellbent on attempting to show he is adequate to begin for England, labored his socks off on the fitting flank after changing Bukayo Saka, continuously attempting to beat his man and create one thing for his teammates.
He is one of many few that would’ve left Wembley with their head held excessive.
Phil Foden: 4/10
We have to have a fairly trustworthy dialog about Phil Foden.
Regardless of being a nailed on starter in recent times, the reigning PFA Gamers’ Participant of the Yr merely hasn’t performed sufficient in an England shirt. Bar a forty five minute glimpse of greatness towards the Netherlands, he struggled to make an impression at Euro 2024, and he is struggled ever since below interim boss Lee Carsley too.
On Thursday night he created zero probabilities for his teammates in a sport which prolonged his goalless and assist-less run in a Three Lions shirt to fifteen video games. That is bloody terrible.
Dishonourable point out
John Stones: 4/10
Given the England captain’s armband for the primary time in his profession towards Greece, many had been anticipating John Stones to place in a correct captain’s efficiency on the coronary heart of his nation’s defence.
As a substitute, he was extremely weak in his tried problem on Pavlidis when Greece took the lead, and he managed to get better possession for his staff simply as soon as all through all the 90 minutes.
Not excellent.
