15h
15h
OLIVER HOLT AT WEMBLEY: So this was f
arewell. This was the send-off. This was the last time a crowd will see
England play until they touch down in Florida at the beginning of June and start the final stages of the build-up to their opening game of the
World Cup against
Croatia in
Dallas on June 17. It was not a fond f
arewell.
England did not take their leave of
Wembley wreathed in laurels and serenaded with hosannas‚ put it that way.
Ben White was booed again and
Harry Kane was badly missed. So was
Jude Bellingham. Maybe some people will start to wake up to just how important he is to this team one day.
England attempted a lap of honour at the end but gave up half-way round. The crowd was quiet during the game‚ the players looked lethargic and‚ actually‚ rather apprehensive. The passing was disjointed. Some of the defending was naïve. And‚ as for players staking a final claim to a place on the plane to the
USA‚
Canada and
Mexico? None of the fringe candidates stepped forward.