The three Lions, England have been relegated from the top tier of the UEFA Nations League after another lacklustre display in Milan which resulted in a 1-0 defeat to Italy no thanks to Giacomo Raspadori second half strike.
It was a game between two teams who played in the finals of the Euros 2020 14 months ago, a game one would have expected fireworks owing by the quality of both side but it was lived below expectations.
However the defeat leaves England with just two points to their name from five games which means they will be in the second tier for the next Nations League competition no matter what happens against Germany on Monday.
Huge concern will be just how poor Gareth Southgate’s side have appear to be with the Word Cup some months away. Their only goal in five Nations League games was a penalty; the only other team in the whole competition without a single non-penalty goal to their names is San Marino.
England are among the favourites to triumph in Qatar having reached the semi-finals four years ago and the Euro 2020 final, but things have gone badly awry this year.
England failed to win any of their four June fixtures and produced a meek response to their 4-0 Molineux mauling against Hungary.
