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LIVERPOOL legend Jamie Carragher has accused some England players of “not turning up” at Euro 2024.The Three Lions were held to a dull 0-0 draw by Slovenia on Tuesday.Jamie Carragher believes some England players have ‘not turned up’Credit: GettyJude Bellingham and Phil Foden were both excellent for their respective clubs this season but have struggled for EnglandCredit: ReutersHarry Kane has also struggled at Euro 2024Credit: GettyThey subsequently topped Group C with five points – but fans were left unsatisfied following three underwhelming performances.While many have criticised manager Gareth Southgate for his tactical approach, Carragher believes the players should take some more responsibility.In his column for The Telegraph, he wrote: “So far, England’s stars have not turned up and their best performances have been in the pre-match interviews.”When Harry Kane and Declan Rice came out fighting after the criticism that followed the Denmark draw, no one was applauding them more than me.READ MORE ON EURO 2024″They looked and sounded like the leaders they are. The trouble is, when you speak like that, you have to back it up where it really matters. To me, that made the Slovenia performance the worst yet.”The Liverpool icon went on to cite Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka and Jude Bellingham’s outstanding form at club level, questioning why they have been unable to replicate it on the international stage.England’s stars have not turned up and their best performances have been in the pre-match interviews.”Jamie Carragheron England at Euro 2024He continued: “Southgate has backed his senior players throughout his reign. He continued to do so with his Slovenia selection, drowning out the noise demanding wholesale changes. After analysing the game, he cannot resist that any longer.”England need a radical solution, and that means leaving out big names because others deserve their chance to shine.Most read in Euro 2024BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSEngland player ratings: Southgate’s Gallagher experiment fails miserably vs SloveniaENGLAND served up another underwhelming performance – but still managed to top Group C.England dominated the ball, but Southgate will have plenty of questions to answer after a third straight display that lacked inspiration.SunSport’s Tom Barclay has given his ratings of the England players.Jordan Pickford – 6Largely a spectator due to England’s dominance on the ball. Asked the touchline what the Denmark score was during one break in the second half.Kieran Trippier – 6The one positive of having a right-footed player playing left-back is that he can dispatch in-swinging crosses, and one such one should have been headed home by Conor Gallagher before the break.Marc Guehi – 7Cruyff turn early doors showed his confidence from excellent displays against Serbia and Denmark, and barring one loose pass was good again.John Stones – 6One of many to miss his target with his passing. He wasn’t bad but, like others, way off what he has produced for his club.Kyle Walker – 5Played so safe, rarely looked to get forward. Was lucky at one point that Pickford was alive to his blast of a pass-back. Sliced cross after break summed up his off-night.Conor Gallagher – 4Got the nod after the Trent Alexander-Arnold midfield experiment ended, but was poor, particularly, in possession and replaced at half-time by Kobbie Mainoo.Declan Rice – 7Had promised an “in your face” performance from his team, but he was really the only one to produce it. Very good out of possession, much better than against Denmark.Phil Foden – 7Liveliest of England’s attacking four by a mile and went close with a stinging free-kick. Booked for dissent, summing up England’s frustration.Jude Bellingham – 5Cut a very frustrated figure as he and Harry Kane got in each other’s way at times, while he was often shunted wide left as Phil Foden moved into the middle.Bukayo Saka – 6Tapped home on 20 minutes, but it was ruled out for offside in the build-up. OK but once again subbed after the break, perhaps due to fitness concerns.Harry Kane – 6Insists he is 100 per cent fit and maybe he is. What is 100 per cent certain is that he has been nowhere near as effective in this tournament as he usually is for England, albeit he was marginally better here.SubstitutesKobbie Mainoo (for Gallagher at half-time) – 7Made a difference when coming on, making England much more positive in their play. So much more confident with his touch than Gallagher.Cole Palmer (for Bukayo Saka on 71) – 7Finally made an appearance at this tournament and one clever ball through for Mainoo showed what he can do.Trent Alexander-Arnold (for Kieran Trippier on 84) – 6Came on for the final few minutes at right-back, with Walker going to left-back.Anthony Gordon (for Phil Foden on 88) – 6Like Palmer, first minutes at the Euros, but too late to make an impact.”The obvious inclusions for the round of 16 are [Kobbie] Mainoo, Cole Palmer and Anthony Gordon. Like Mainoo, Palmer impressed as substitute against Slovenia, and the team are more balanced with Gordon’s pace.”Ripping up part of the team and starting again may be against Southgate’s instincts. He has never had to do it before in tournament football. Now he goes into every game knowing it could be his last as the England manager.Who England will play next in last 16 at Euro 2024″The alternative is more of the same, with players trying to paint a positive picture based on the fact England won the group and are unbeaten.”England broke an unwanted European Championship record following Tuesday’s match against Slovenia.Having topped Group C with five points and two goals scored, the Three Lions contributed to the joint lowest-scoring group in European Championship history.England are set to play in the round-of-16 on Sunday, with their opponents yet to be determined.EURO 2024 LIVE: KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ALL THE LATEST NEWS FROM GERMANY More

ENGLAND fans have been left baffled after the Three Lions were confirmed as favourites to win Euro 2024.Gareth Southgate’s side endured an underwhelming group stage where they picked up just one win from three matches.England are favourites to win Euro 2024 despite their dire group stage performanceCredit: GettyEngland also scored just two goals as their latest result ended in a 0-0 draw with Slovenia.And fans ripped into the team at full-time last night, with some even launching cups at Southgate from the stands.But despite England’s measly three results, they remain top of the pile with the bookies.The Three Lions went into the tournament as favourites.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLAnd they remain odds-on to win Euro 2024, with Ladbrokes pricing them at 4/1.Hosts Germany are second-favourites to triumph, while Spain lead France and Portugal in third.The rest of the pack sees Belgium, Italy and Holland in with decent shouts.But fans have been left confused as to why England are clear favourites.Most read in Euro 2024EURO 2024 FREE BETS AND OFFERSOne said: “Next joke.”Another declared: “Bookies clearly aren’t watching.”Gareth Southgate reacts to England fans throwing cups and booing Three Lions team after drab drawThe current odds from Ladbrokes on the winner of Euro 2024One noted: “It’s not coming home.”Another added: “What a joke.”Despite fans’ confusion, England have been made favourites as they have landed the favourable side of the knockout draw.The Three Lions are on the opposite side to impressive quartet Germany, Spain, Portugal and France.EURO 2024 LIVE: KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ALL THE LATEST NEWS FROM GERMANYIt means they would only have to face one of those four if they go all the way and reach the final.Instead, England have landed the side with Italy, Belgium and Holland.And on paper, Southgate’s men will fancy their chances against all three.Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: “The draw has been kind to Southgate and co, and with the rest of the frontrunners in the top half of the bracket, England have now pulled away to head the betting to go one better than Euro 2020.”READ MORE SUN STORIESIt now remains to be seen who England face in the last 16, with Holland looking the likely opponent after their shock third-place finish.But certain results in Group F could end up seeing England face the third-place team from Group E instead, which could potentially be Belgium.England player ratings: Southgate’s Gallagher experiment fails miserably vs SloveniaENGLAND served up another underwhelming performance – but still managed to top Group C.England dominated the ball, but Southgate will have plenty of questions to answer after a third straight display that lacked inspiration.SunSport’s Tom Barclay has given his ratings of the England players.Jordan Pickford – 6Largely a spectator due to England’s dominance on the ball. Asked the touchline what the Denmark score was during one break in the second half.Kieran Trippier – 6The one positive of having a right-footed player playing left-back is that he can dispatch in-swinging crosses, and one such one should have been headed home by Conor Gallagher before the break.Marc Guehi – 7Cruyff turn early doors showed his confidence from excellent displays against Serbia and Denmark, and barring one loose pass was good again.John Stones – 6One of many to miss his target with his passing. He wasn’t bad but, like others, way off what he has produced for his club.Kyle Walker – 5Played so safe, rarely looked to get forward. Was lucky at one point that Pickford was alive to his blast of a pass-back. Sliced cross after break summed up his off-night.Conor Gallagher – 4Got the nod after the Trent Alexander-Arnold midfield experiment ended, but was poor, particularly, in possession and replaced at half-time by Kobbie Mainoo.Declan Rice – 7Had promised an “in your face” performance from his team, but he was really the only one to produce it. Very good out of possession, much better than against Denmark.Phil Foden – 7Liveliest of England’s attacking four by a mile and went close with a stinging free-kick. Booked for dissent, summing up England’s frustration.Jude Bellingham – 5Cut a very frustrated figure as he and Harry Kane got in each other’s way at times, while he was often shunted wide left as Phil Foden moved into the middle.Bukayo Saka – 6Tapped home on 20 minutes, but it was ruled out for offside in the build-up. OK but once again subbed after the break, perhaps due to fitness concerns.Harry Kane – 6Insists he is 100 per cent fit and maybe he is. What is 100 per cent certain is that he has been nowhere near as effective in this tournament as he usually is for England, albeit he was marginally better here.SubstitutesKobbie Mainoo (for Gallagher at half-time) – 7Made a difference when coming on, making England much more positive in their play. So much more confident with his touch than Gallagher.Cole Palmer (for Bukayo Saka on 71) – 7Finally made an appearance at this tournament and one clever ball through for Mainoo showed what he can do.Trent Alexander-Arnold (for Kieran Trippier on 84) – 6Came on for the final few minutes at right-back, with Walker going to left-back.Anthony Gordon (for Phil Foden on 88) – 6Like Palmer, first minutes at the Euros, but too late to make an impact. More

FANS have hailed Anthony Gordon for his “refreshingly raw” interview following England’s bore draw with Slovenia.England again struggled to create chances as they drew 0-0 in Cologne.Gordon said England are ‘just not clicking’ in his post-match interviewGordon was only used as a late substitute last nightCredit: GettyThe draw saw England top the group despite their lacklustre performances and will ensure they play a third-placed group team in the round of 16.Gordon came on as an 89th minute substitute as England looked to find a late winner.Despite a few runs down the left wing, he did not have enough time on the pitch to affect the game.Speaking to the BBC afterwards, Gordon said: “It’s frustrating because I want to play. I think every player here does. It’s difficult because you’ve got so many good players.READ MORE ON ENGLAND”But watching from the sideline at any game, at any level, is hard. You just want to come on the pitch because you feel you can make an impact.”I felt I did when I came on. I tried to get at people and be direct and cause problems in the few minutes I got. And I’ll always try and do that.”He also went on to say that the team as a whole is not “clicking”.EURO 2024 FREE BETS AND OFFERSThe Newcastle winger said: “I think our aim was was to make a statement and sort of correct the performance we’ve had in the past two games. I still think we’re in that place. I think we’ve still got to do better,” he said.Most read in Euro 2024″I just think we can do so much better. That’s the problem. We’ve got such good players. In training, we’re so good every day. We do everything right. And then it’s just not clicking. Hopefully in the coming games it will because we need to start really attacking teams and dominating games.Charlie Wyett slams ‘massively disappointing’ England after drab 0-0 draw with Slovenia in final Euro 2024 group gameEngland player ratings: Southgate’s Gallagher experiment fails miserably vs SloveniaENGLAND served up another underwhelming performance – but still managed to top Group C.England dominated the ball, but Southgate will have plenty of questions to answer after a third straight display that lacked inspiration.SunSport’s Tom Barclay has given his ratings of the England players.Jordan Pickford – 6Largely a spectator due to England’s dominance on the ball. Asked the touchline what the Denmark score was during one break in the second half.Kieran Trippier – 6The one positive of having a right-footed player playing left-back is that he can dispatch in-swinging crosses, and one such one should have been headed home by Conor Gallagher before the break.Marc Guehi – 7Cruyff turn early doors showed his confidence from excellent displays against Serbia and Denmark, and barring one loose pass was good again.John Stones – 6One of many to miss his target with his passing. He wasn’t bad but, like others, way off what he has produced for his club.Kyle Walker – 5Played so safe, rarely looked to get forward. Was lucky at one point that Pickford was alive to his blast of a pass-back. Sliced cross after break summed up his off-night.Conor Gallagher – 4Got the nod after the Trent Alexander-Arnold midfield experiment ended, but was poor, particularly, in possession and replaced at half-time by Kobbie Mainoo.Declan Rice – 7Had promised an “in your face” performance from his team, but he was really the only one to produce it. Very good out of possession, much better than against Denmark.Phil Foden – 7Liveliest of England’s attacking four by a mile and went close with a stinging free-kick. Booked for dissent, summing up England’s frustration.Jude Bellingham – 5Cut a very frustrated figure as he and Harry Kane got in each other’s way at times, while he was often shunted wide left as Phil Foden moved into the middle.Bukayo Saka – 6Tapped home on 20 minutes, but it was ruled out for offside in the build-up. OK but once again subbed after the break, perhaps due to fitness concerns.Harry Kane – 6Insists he is 100 per cent fit and maybe he is. What is 100 per cent certain is that he has been nowhere near as effective in this tournament as he usually is for England, albeit he was marginally better here.SubstitutesKobbie Mainoo (for Gallagher at half-time) – 7Made a difference when coming on, making England much more positive in their play. So much more confident with his touch than Gallagher.Cole Palmer (for Bukayo Saka on 71) – 7Finally made an appearance at this tournament and one clever ball through for Mainoo showed what he can do.Trent Alexander-Arnold (for Kieran Trippier on 84) – 6Came on for the final few minutes at right-back, with Walker going to left-back.Anthony Gordon (for Phil Foden on 88) – 6Like Palmer, first minutes at the Euros, but too late to make an impact.”I don’t think it’s nerves,” he added. “I mean, we’ve all played on big stages for a while. So I don’t think nerves is the best thing to put it down to. I just think as football is like that sometimes.”I think we’re controlling games really well, we keep the ball well, but that direct approach, causing problems and going for teams is probably what we’re missing. “And you see towards the end of the game [against Slovenia], we created a really good chance just from going for it and not worrying about losing the ball.”Fans on social media loved the honesty of the interview, with one saying: “Very refreshing interview saying it as it is.”Another said: “First player in the England camp to talk some sense, Anthony Gordon.”A third wrote: “Refreshingly honest & accurate answers from Gordon. Like us, he’s been watching it, can see where the problems are. Knows what is needed, can be one of the players who brings it.”A fourth said: “You know what, they’ve sent a young lad who’s played 5 minutes all tournament to do an interview and he’s been the most honest and correct one.”England need superhero Bellingham back to have any chance of winning Euro 2024JUDE BELLINGHAM delivered a masterful, super-hero performance in the opening 45 minutes at Euro 2024, writes Charlie Wyett.Yet we have not seen much from the boy wonder since.Maybe he left his cloak in the dressing room at Gelsenkirchen and is still looking for it.But he needs to discover in time for the last 16 tie this weekend otherwise England are knackered.Approaching the serious part of Euro 2024, this team really does need to get a grip and start showing some personality.At times against Slovenia, Bellingham just looked lost.Let’s hope he can sprinkle some stardust in the knockout stages because Gareth Southgate certainly needs something.Bellingham should come good. This could still be HIS tournament.Read Charlie Wyett’s England vs Slovenia verdict in full.Or check out all of Charlie’s Euro 2024 stories.EURO 2024 LIVE: KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ALL THE LATEST NEWS FROM GERMANY More

EURO 2024 pundits have slammed England for yesterday’s snoozefest display against Slovenia.The Three Lions played out a bore 0-0 draw with Matjaz Kek’s side in Cologne.England were held to a 0-0 draw by SloveniaCredit: AlamyGareth Southgate’s decision making has been criticisedCredit: GettyIt was another uninspiring performance that left supporters far from satisfied.Even ex-England stars Alan Shearer and Jamie Carragher struggled to see the positives, while Manchester United legend Roy Keane slammed the “sloppy” showing.Speaking on his podcast, Shearer claimed that manager Gareth Southgate selected the wrong squad – even after dropping Trent Alexander-Arnold in favour of Conor Gallagher following his failed midfield experiment.The Newcastle legend said: “By his own admission, you can tell that. He took him [Gallagher] off at half-time.READ MORE ON EURO 2024″That didn’t work, I thought [Kobbie] Mainoo coming on was a positive. He did well. I thought he made his substitutions too late giving [Cole] Palmer, what, 20 minutes-ish?”What’s [Anthony] Gordon done against him? Because, giving him two or three minutes?”I think Gordon did more in two or three minutes on the left-hand side then we’ve shown in two-and-a-half games, I think, with forward passing, with a bit of energy, with a bit of class, bit of knowhow.”Shearer went on to admit that England’s lack of chances so far at Euro 2024 has been “pretty damning”.Most read in Euro 2024EURO 2024 FREE BETS AND OFFERSEngland player ratings: Southgate’s Gallagher experiment fails miserably vs SloveniaENGLAND served up another underwhelming performance – but still managed to top Group C.England dominated the ball, but Southgate will have plenty of questions to answer after a third straight display that lacked inspiration.SunSport’s Tom Barclay has given his ratings of the England players.Jordan Pickford – 6Largely a spectator due to England’s dominance on the ball. Asked the touchline what the Denmark score was during one break in the second half.Kieran Trippier – 6The one positive of having a right-footed player playing left-back is that he can dispatch in-swinging crosses, and one such one should have been headed home by Conor Gallagher before the break.Marc Guehi – 7Cruyff turn early doors showed his confidence from excellent displays against Serbia and Denmark, and barring one loose pass was good again.John Stones – 6One of many to miss his target with his passing. He wasn’t bad but, like others, way off what he has produced for his club.Kyle Walker – 5Played so safe, rarely looked to get forward. Was lucky at one point that Pickford was alive to his blast of a pass-back. Sliced cross after break summed up his off-night.Conor Gallagher – 4Got the nod after the Trent Alexander-Arnold midfield experiment ended, but was poor, particularly, in possession and replaced at half-time by Kobbie Mainoo.Declan Rice – 7Had promised an “in your face” performance from his team, but he was really the only one to produce it. Very good out of possession, much better than against Denmark.Phil Foden – 7Liveliest of England’s attacking four by a mile and went close with a stinging free-kick. Booked for dissent, summing up England’s frustration.Jude Bellingham – 5Cut a very frustrated figure as he and Harry Kane got in each other’s way at times, while he was often shunted wide left as Phil Foden moved into the middle.Bukayo Saka – 6Tapped home on 20 minutes, but it was ruled out for offside in the build-up. OK but once again subbed after the break, perhaps due to fitness concerns.Harry Kane – 6Insists he is 100 per cent fit and maybe he is. What is 100 per cent certain is that he has been nowhere near as effective in this tournament as he usually is for England, albeit he was marginally better here.SubstitutesKobbie Mainoo (for Gallagher at half-time) – 7Made a difference when coming on, making England much more positive in their play. So much more confident with his touch than Gallagher.Cole Palmer (for Bukayo Saka on 71) – 7Finally made an appearance at this tournament and one clever ball through for Mainoo showed what he can do.Trent Alexander-Arnold (for Kieran Trippier on 84) – 6Came on for the final few minutes at right-back, with Walker going to left-back.Anthony Gordon (for Phil Foden on 88) – 6Like Palmer, first minutes at the Euros, but too late to make an impact.He continued: “What he’s tried to do in the first three games hasn’t worked. His starting line-up in three games hasn’t worked, so big changes. For me, he has to play Gordon on the left-hand side.”Carragher also refused to shy away from berating Southgate’s squad, claiming that some players failed to back-up the fighting talk they used before Tuesday’s match.Gareth Southgate reacts to England fans throwing cups and booing Three Lions team after drab drawIn his column for The Telegraph, he wrote: “When Harry Kane and Declan Rice came out fighting after the criticism that followed the Denmark draw, no one was applauding them more than me.”They looked and sounded like the leaders they are. The trouble is, when you speak like that, you have to back it up where it really matters. To me, that made the Slovenia performance the worst yet.”He added: “The sum total of England’s contribution to Euro 2024 so far is 45 minutes against Serbia from Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka. That is it. We cannot dress it up any other way.”Like Shearer, the Liverpool legend insists Southgate needs to switch up his starting line-up.”Ripping up part of the team and starting again may be against Southgate’s instincts,” Carragher claimed.”He has never had to do it before in tournament football. Now he goes into every game knowing it could be his last as the England manager.”The alternative is more of the same, with players trying to paint a positive picture based on the fact England won the group and are unbeaten.”Ex-Ireland star Keane also had some strong words for the Three Lions.Speaking live on ITV, he said: “It has been too slow and too sloppy.”The one good moment was offside.”Pass it in front of somebody, and be brave enough to lose the ball.”Gary Neville echoed the sentiments and labelled the team “basic”.England failed to impress against SloveniaIt was harsh to hook Gallagher at half-time… but Mainoo showed he’s the answer, says Jack WilshereKOBBIE MAINOO was always my preference to replace Trent Alexander-Arnold in England’s midfield, writes Jack Wilshere.I think he showed why in the second half against Slovenia.But I still feel that it was harsh on Conor Gallagher that he was taken off at half time.Firstly because it was probably our best half of the tournament.And secondly, because it didn’t feel like a Gareth Southgate thing to do.It will knock Gallagher’s confidence for sure.He will have thought that this was his chance, but he only gets a half.Having said that, despite the disappointing result, the second half was better and Mainoo proved he is the man – or boy – to play there in future.Read Jack Wilshere’s post-match verdict in full.Or check out all of Jack’s Euro 2024 columns.Despite the criticism, England are still favourites to WIN Euro 2024.Yes, you read that right.The Three Lions somehow managed to top Group C with five points and now have a favourable potential route to the final.According to Ladbrokes, England are now 4/1 to win the tournament.Germany and Spain are both 6/2 while France are 5/1.England icon Gary Lineker was keen to look at the positives from Tuesday’s match despite the results.Having already been critical of the Three Lions at the European Championship, the ex-Leicester star changed his stance following the 0-0 draw.After branding the first half “really dreadful” on The Rest is Football podcast, he said: “In the second half, I thought you could see that if this team continue to play a high press, chances will come.”And we may have been playing that way because Slovenia knew that a draw would get them through. So, they were cautious and sat back a little bit. I understand that.”But I saw enough to suggest that England are improving slightly.”Now, I think there were downsides but I think there were real positives, particularly, I thought, when Cole Palmer came on.”We were still unbalanced on the left, no question about that, and I thought it was a little baffling that he waited so long for Anthony Gordon to come on, because I think [Phil] Foden was playing there but then he was switching with [Jude] Bellingham and I don’t think that really helped either of them in a way, because they were neither here nor there.”I’m trying to put a positive spin on it. What I did see in the second half was energy and I haven’t seen energy, apart from the first half an hour of the first game, in the other performances.”So, I think there’s enough there in the second half, enough there just to make me think for the first time this England team has some energy, which they hadn’t before.”Former England and Man Utd star Paul Scholes appeared to agree.After criticising Southgate’s decision not to start Kobbie Mainoo, he took to Instagram to write: “Might surprise a few… Very encouraged by that performance.”At some point during that game the right players were on the pitch at the same time… Think this team is ready to click.”England broke an unwanted European Championship record following Tuesday’s match against Slovenia.READ MORE SUN STORIESHaving topped Group C with five points and two goals scored, the Three Lions contributed to the joint lowest-scoring group in European Championship history.England are set to play in the round-of-16 on Sunday.EURO 2024 LIVE: KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ALL THE LATEST NEWS FROM GERMANY More

PAUL SCHOLES has shocked fans after stating he was ‘encouraged’ by England’s performance during their goalless drew with Slovenia.England progressed to the last-16 of Euro 2024 as Group C winners and Scholes believes the Three Lions are heading in the right direction.Paul Scholes has found positives from England’s drab draw with SloveniaCredit: AlamyCole Palmer made an impact when he came on against SloveniaCredit: RexScholes had picked this starting XI before England faced SloveniaEngland have been roundly criticised for their performance as they laboured to a 0-0 draw with Slovenia, hardly threatening to score.But the Manchester United legend is one pundit who has offered some positives.Scholes, 49, was pleased that Southgate introduced different stars who had not previously played at Euro 2024.He wrote on his Instagram story: “It might surprise a few.READ MORE EURO 2024 NEWS”I’m very encouraged by that performance, at some point during that game the right players were on the pitch at the same time.”Think this team is ready to click. Goodnight!”While Scholes doesn’t specify who the ‘right players’ are, the Three Lions did improve during the second half.The gradual introductions of Kobbie Mainoo, Cole Palmer, and Anthony Gordon brought some much needed energy.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSMainoo impressed after being offered his first minutes of Euro 2024 after replacing Conor Gallagher at half-time.And it was the first time Palmer left the bench in Germany as he replaced Bukayo Saka with 20 minutes remaining.Fans hail Anthony Gordon for ‘refreshingly raw’ TV interview after England’s bore 0-0 Euro 2024 draw with Slovenia The Chelsea star – who won Young Premier League Player of Year – completed 100 percent of his passes and had a shot on target.Scholes is not the only former England international to draw positives from the performance – Gary Lineker did as well. Lineker said: “I think there were signs in that performance that I quite liked.”In the second half, I thought you could see that if this team continue to play a high press, chances will come.”England player ratings: Southgate’s Gallagher experiment fails miserably vs SloveniaENGLAND served up another underwhelming performance – but still managed to top Group C.England dominated the ball, but Southgate will have plenty of questions to answer after a third straight display that lacked inspiration.SunSport’s Tom Barclay has given his ratings of the England players.Jordan Pickford – 6Largely a spectator due to England’s dominance on the ball. Asked the touchline what the Denmark score was during one break in the second half.Kieran Trippier – 6The one positive of having a right-footed player playing left-back is that he can dispatch in-swinging crosses, and one such one should have been headed home by Conor Gallagher before the break.Marc Guehi – 7Cruyff turn early doors showed his confidence from excellent displays against Serbia and Denmark, and barring one loose pass was good again.John Stones – 6One of many to miss his target with his passing. He wasn’t bad but, like others, way off what he has produced for his club.Kyle Walker – 5Played so safe, rarely looked to get forward. Was lucky at one point that Pickford was alive to his blast of a pass-back. Sliced cross after break summed up his off-night.Conor Gallagher – 4Got the nod after the Trent Alexander-Arnold midfield experiment ended, but was poor, particularly, in possession and replaced at half-time by Kobbie Mainoo.Declan Rice – 7Had promised an “in your face” performance from his team, but he was really the only one to produce it. Very good out of possession, much better than against Denmark.Phil Foden – 7Liveliest of England’s attacking four by a mile and went close with a stinging free-kick. Booked for dissent, summing up England’s frustration.Jude Bellingham – 5Cut a very frustrated figure as he and Harry Kane got in each other’s way at times, while he was often shunted wide left as Phil Foden moved into the middle.Bukayo Saka – 6Tapped home on 20 minutes, but it was ruled out for offside in the build-up. OK but once again subbed after the break, perhaps due to fitness concerns.Harry Kane – 6Insists he is 100 per cent fit and maybe he is. What is 100 per cent certain is that he has been nowhere near as effective in this tournament as he usually is for England, albeit he was marginally better here.SubstitutesKobbie Mainoo (for Gallagher at half-time) – 7Made a difference when coming on, making England much more positive in their play. So much more confident with his touch than Gallagher.Cole Palmer (for Bukayo Saka on 71) – 7Finally made an appearance at this tournament and one clever ball through for Mainoo showed what he can do.Trent Alexander-Arnold (for Kieran Trippier on 84) – 6Came on for the final few minutes at right-back, with Walker going to left-back.Anthony Gordon (for Phil Foden on 88) – 6Like Palmer, first minutes at the Euros, but too late to make an impact.But Gary Neville admitted he was saddened by what he was witnessing.Neville said: “There’s no real in-built patterns that they do off the cuff. “At international football that sometimes can happen through familiarity but you need to work on that. “We look really basic. Honestly, we look really basic.”But Neville also found some solace from the second-half display.READ MORE SUN STORIESHe added: “Every time Gareth made a substitution, we got better. Even moving Trent to right-back and Kyle Walker to left-back.”While captain Harry Kane said: “We came top in the group and control our own destiny. Tonight was a tough game, I thought we played a lot better than the first two games.EURO 2024 LIVE: KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ALL THE LATEST NEWS FROM GERMANY More