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England suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Hungary in their first match of the UEFA Nations League on Saturday. Gareth Southgate handed two debuts in Budapest but it was far from a good performance from the Three Lions as Dominik Szoboszlai scored the only goal from the penalty spot. Express Sport looks at five things we learned from the encounter.
Formation questionable
The formation Southgate plays has been a regular talking point throughout his reign as England boss. He adopted a 3-4-3 this evening, which does benefit the likes of Kyle Walker who took up his spot at right centre-back which he shone in at the 2018 World Cup.
However, Hungary were able to exploit the wing-backs being high up the pitch. Debutant James Justin and Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold were often caught out as the hosts created the better chances in the first half at least.
Hungary opened the scoring via that exact route in the second half as Reece James came on to replace Alexander-Arnold and was caught out by a long ball over the top, giving away a penalty after the referee adjudged the Chelsea man to have fouled Zsolt Nagy. Southgate hasn’t got many matches to perfect this formation before the World Cup later this year.
Vuvuzelas still need banning
The noise which became synonymous with the 2010 World Cup in South Africa was heard throughout the game. And it hasn’t got any less painful on the ears.
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