Watch our reaction as Hungary destroy a clueless England in the Nations League at Molineux Stadium. Final result was a 0-4 loss and Gareth Southgate’s future as England manager is thrown into question.
Hungary’s victory was their first on English soil in nearly 70 years, while it was the Three Lions’ heaviest defeat at home since losing 6-1 to Scotland in 1928.
WHY DIDN’T COADY PLAY?
Gareth Southgate completely overlooked the advantages of playing Conor Coady. He featured on the cover of the programme, expressed his desire to play at Molineux for his national team but he spent the whole match warming the bench. Although this was an England game there was a huge attendance from local Wolves fans who would have loved to see their captain play. Gareth completely overlooked what playing Coady could do for the atmosphere at Molineux and the organisation he brings to the team at the back – we all know how Coady loves to talk!
There was definitely a Conor shaped hole at the back although with such a dismal performance he’s probably glad he wasn’t involved.
experimenting
Gareth has said he wanted to experiment during this run of Nation’s League matches but with no goals from open play has he learned anything useful? Southgate was the main target for a mutinous Molineux crowd with chants of “You don’t know what you’re doing” as a result of the worst performance in his six years and 74 games as England manager. Gareth now has two more Nations League games, against Italy and Germany in September to get the team tournament ready for the World Cup.
gareth has his say…
A FEW FACTS
- The 4-0 loss at the Molineux Stadium is England’s biggest home defeat since a 6-1 defeat to Scotland in March 1928.
- It’s the first time England have lost by three goals since the 4-1 defeat to Germany in 2010 and the first time they’ve lost by four goals since a 5-1 defeat to Brazil in 1964.
- They conceded four goals in a home game for the first time since a 6-3 defeat to the same opponents in November 1953.
- England lost a home game by four or more goals without scoring any goals in reply for the first time in their history.
- After going 60 years without a defeat to Hungary, England have now lost twice against them in the space of 10 days.
- In the last 20 years, Hungary have beaten seven countries by four or more goals. They are San Marino, Lithuania, Andorra, Estonia, Iceland, Malta and now England.
- Hungary’s four goals against England came from just five shots on target.
- The Three Lions have gone four games without a win for the first in Southgate’s tenure.
- John Stones was sent off against Hungary and no country has received more UEFA Nations League red cards than England (4).
- During the first four games of the 2022-23 edition of the UEFA Nations League, England got as many red cards (1) as goals scored.
- Southgate’s side have had a total of just six shots on target during the recent home games against Italy and Hungary.
- Only San Marino (0) have scored fewer goals than England in the current UEFA Nations League campaign. Alongside England, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, Lithuania and Romania have also scored one goal.
- England have now gone 360 minutes without scoring a goal from open play. Tyrone Mings’ effort against Ivory Coast in March was their last open play goal.
#ThreeLions skipper @HKane reacts to tonight's defeat: pic.twitter.com/OCBb4sIVpr
— England (@England) June 14, 2022
"It's a really disappointing question to be asked. Let's not forget where we have come from," Kane told BBC Radio 5 Live. "Gareth has been a key part of transforming this England team to one of the most successful sides we have had in the past 50 years. "I know it's disappointing for the fans. It has been a disappointing camp, every now and then football throws up a surprise. We have to look at the big picture. "It's the first low point I've had in five years, a really disappointing night. We expect to win these games, but it wasn't our night. We need to stay calm and learn from it. "We've had two fantastic tournaments in a row. It's not the time to panic. It's a loss we're disappointed with but we need to stay calm and we know we have stuff to work on."
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England are facing Italy on 23rd September and Germany on 26th September before their opening game of the tournament against Iran.