There were no lessons to be learned here. The man dubbed the ‘Yorkshire Pirlo’ by Leeds fans made a nervy start on his debut, which is hardly surprising given he has not yet played in the Premier League. Date published: Tuesday 8th September 2020 10:44 Not given long to make an impact. Debate continues about his best position and the fears about his inability to play in tight areas in midfield are unlikely to go away after this performance.

Without fans, the game has been exposed. Looked assured on debut and trademark crossfield balls were useful in creating openings. Running at players he looked dangerous but his isolated skills need to be part of something bigger. Moussa Djenepo had the fewest touches of any Southampton starter but still made his presence count. How to get into football - the most popular sport in the world, with clubs and facilities throughout the UK. Analysis and opinion from our chief football writer.

Tuesday 08 September 2020 21:47 . The Nations League returns: What's at stake? JADON SANCHO Source link. England’s captain still looks some way short of full fitnes, but he did see a late effort cleared off the line. A voice of calm behind his fresh-looking defence. Another playing out of position and another who was largely impotent. Anyone who doesn't think Jack Grealish doesn't deserve to be in the side trying to add creativity to a stagnant team should go back to playing Football Manager. Jadon Sancho is not doing it for me - he's doing it for Dortmund, not for England. With that said, Trippier did create three of England’s six chances. ERIC DIER Please review our, You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. One of the best outlets in all of the Premier League did not find a teammate with a single cross, and often struggled to reach a white shirt with simple five-yard passes. Probably England’s best player. England host Wales in an international friendly on October 8 at 8pm before taking on Belgium at Wembley in the Nations League on October 11 (kick-off is at 5pm). Many had expected Nick Pope to be given an opportunity in Copenhagen but Pickford retained the jersey and there could be no criticism of his performance against the Danes. Denmark vs England player ratings: Who impressed Gareth Southgate and who struggled? Found more space in the second half and had England's best chance when rounding Schmeichel in stoppage time only to see his shot cleared off the line. Matt Law. And that ball out to Alexander-Arnold early in the second half was the best of the entire game. We absolutely love him but do England? Special moment making a late cameo to earn his first cap.

Played in an unfamiliar role in an unfamiliar system on debut. Nevertheless, this was much better all round. He was thoroughly average in a game that was utterly dreadful but pretending that only playing alongside Virgil van Dijk makes him look good is fashionable so let’s go with that even though it is patently untrue and the Dutchman gets away with more mistakes than he should because of his self-perpetuating reputation yes that is the hill I will happily die on. His distribution was perhaps a little cautious, with more expected from his link-up play with Trent Alexander-Arnold, but did the most important part of his job well on this occasion. Grealish did not misplace one pass, created a chance and tested the Denmark defence with a mazy run in a quarter of an hour. Handed his debut off the bench but couldn’t make much of an impact. Showed an immediate willingness to take his man on and create openings on his much-awaited debut. As someone who has often struggled with maths, even I know that is about half. England were unable to find a winner as they put in another lacklustre display in the Nations League against Denmark. Antonio bullied poor Soyuncu and what about that touch from Pablo Fornals?

Sent on to try to spark England into life and did just that by at least putting Southgate’s team on the front foot. Gareth Southgate handed debuts to Wolves defender Conor Coady and Leeds midfielder Kalvin Phillips from the start but fresh blood in the starting line-up could not prevent an underwhelming and insipid performance at the Parken Stadium. England had one shot in an hour without him and five in the subsequent 30 minutes. Home F365 Says Rating the players: Denmark 0-0 England, Date published: Tuesday 8th September 2020 10:44.

A debut to be content with, at the very least. Wilson K Watson: Anyone who doesn't think Jack Grealish doesn't deserve to be in the side trying to add creativity to a stagnant team should go back to playing Football Manager. The sort that does well with in-laws and changes the filter on his vacuum cleaner every month. Lawrence Ostlere @lawrenceostlere. The Three Lions were well below par in the first half and offered little attacking threat in a defensive-minded set-up which saw Gareth Southgate deploy two defensive midfielders in front of three centre-backs and Kieran Trippier out of position as a left wing-back. He made five tackles – as many as the rest of his new teammates combined in 75 minutes – while no-one made more than his two interceptions.

Different after some top-flight games. Briefly livened up proceedings when switching to the left flank but this was a quiet night for him.

Sancho departed on the hour mark having completed 100 per cent of his attempted passes but the fact there were only 19 of them showed how little of the ball that he saw. This time there was to be no repeat of the late winner against Iceland on Saturday. It would do him a disservice to suggest he looked entirely at home because that was utter dirge and he deserved better. It is difficult to know which statistic is most surprising: a 100% passing accuracy or the fact he did not complete a single successful dribble. The Wolverhampton Wanderers captain was handed his England debut and instantly laid claim to be his country’s noisiest footballer as he directed his team-mates. England v Denmark: how the players rated at Wembley Stadium Matt Law offers up his assessment of the players at Wembley Stadium By Matt Law, at … 75 minutes with 3 CBs and 2 DMs is poor. England’s most adventurous player when those huge diagonal passes occasionally reached him. The Aston Villa captain's long-awaited international bow came late on in Copenhagen and he did not look fazed in the least. At all. An uncomfortable debut early on, chasing the ball out of possession and losing it too often on the brief occasions when he had it.

Check out our player ratings from England's goalless draw away to Denmark in which Gareth Southgate awarded four debuts. Back in defence but not quite where he would like to be - deployed instead on the left of a three-man defence.

A voice of calm behind his fresh-looking defence. He does a serviceable job on the left and that is testament to his ability and adaptability, but this cannot be more than a stop gap solution. England were unable to find a winner as they put in another lacklustre display in the Nations League against Denmark. Used his superior passing range to find Alexander-Arnold with some searching passes but still looks brittle defensively. Sterling did test Kasper Schmeichel with a long-range effort in the second half and almost but Kane through on goal too but not much came off for him. RAHEEM STERLING Express Sport rates and slates the England players.

Read about our approach to external linking. What else must Nick Pope do to get a chance? Jon Evans: Southgate left it too late to bring Grealish on.

Suffered slightly from a lack of creative options ahead of him to pass to.

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