Worst England performance I have ever seen at a major competition tonight and even worse than Iceland 2016 by virtue of our squad and expectations. We were so sluggish and lethargic on and off the ball and were completely out of ideas all over the pitch. Phillips was horrendous From start to finish , Kane doesn’t look match fit and Rice offers no creativity or strength. The ball is a hot potato every time Sterling is in possession and Foden barely has any help. Grealish and Rashford put on way too late.
Tripper, Maguire and even a Walker need a recall irrespective of fitness, Phillips needs outing and Kane should probably be dropped if he’s not going to be supported. Scotland played well tonight and probably could’ve earned a deserved win but the match was of absolute dire quality - even worse than the League 2 playoff final.
Southgate has had it very lucky in his time as England manager having not faced many big sides if any really, so when he fails so miserably in winnable games on the big stage, his credibility will fall under even greater scrutiny. He got it wrong badly tonight and could not even turn the tide with many options available or motivate the team to change attitude.
Big changes needed for Tuesday. Failure to win the group would be humiliating.