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Yes, the nation is in uproar as top-of-the-table England drew 1-1 with Euro 2020 semi-finalists Denmark at the Frankfurt Arena, Harry Kane’s opener cancelled out by a screamer from Morten Hjulmand. Truthfully, Gareth Southgate’s side were very, very poor, looking lost and leggy, and while the last 16 beckons anything more suddenly feels like a tough ask.
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Send us your thoughts, prayers, tips for Gareth, dissertations on Why Wharton Must Play, whatever you fancy. Oh, and the Netherlands are playing France tonight. There’s life outside of England, too.
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Bernie Ronay was also in Frankfurt.
There’s a German word that describes the dark energy of the England team that played against a powerful Danish team for 90 minutes. Weltschmerzmental fatigue. This body is draining of energy. Apart from Jude Bellingham bolting on a nitrous oxide tube for 45 minutes during last Sunday’s game in Gelsenkirchen, England were playing like a team suffering from a migraine.
Sky Sports News reports that eight British fans were arrested in Frankfurt yesterday. A police spokesman said: “There was a passionate atmosphere between the groups of British and Danish fans. The bottom line is that there was a peaceful atmosphere of unity on the streets throughout.”
And Spain is just like that.
In other news, Lionel Messi: Still active in Argentina.
Jonathan Liu summarises England’s misery well:
You’ve probably already seen it, which means that if you’re still reading this, you’re either a masochist, a sadist or a Scotsman. Is it really worth continuing to kick this twitching corpse any longer? Of course it is. We may have lost two hours of our lives, but in return we’ve gained five days of rich and delicious discourse.
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Well, hopefully Alan Shearer will calm down a bit. “Where do I start? No energy, no malice… So “You expect a lot more from those guys,” he said emphatically after the game. In the studio, Gary Lineker stood up to explain what was wrong with the captain: “Harry Kane needs to work harder.”
Yes, the whole country is in uproar. Top England drew 1-1 Euro 2020 semi-finalists Against Denmark at the Frankfurt Arena, Harry Kane’s opener was cancelled out by a powerful Morten Hülmand strike. To be honest, Gareth Southgate’s team look very, very weak, lost and sluggish, and although they are expected to reach the last 16, anything more than that suddenly feels like a tall order.
Please send in your thoughts, prayers, advice for Gareth, papers on why Wharton should play, anything you like. Oh, and Holland is playing France tonight. There’s life outside of England.
