England captain Harry Kane admitted after the game that the team were “not sure how to get the pressure on and who’s supposed to be [pressing]”.
Speaking on an extended England analysis section on BBC iPlayer, Match of the Day pundits Cesc Fabregas and Alan Shearer had their say.
“I think Harry doesn’t have the legs anymore to press high,” said Fabregas. “You can see the other ones – (Jude) Bellingham, (Bukayo) Saka, Rice – press really high, but one person not doing it can kill the function of the whole game.”
Shearer added: “I don’t think there is a plan. There’s a complete lack of energy, I don’t know if anyone knows whether to come or to sit.
“They look confused to me as players as to when and how to go, and when they want to press the opposition.
“That, for me, comes from the manager. In the first two games and certainly the last game, it was far too easy for the opposition.”