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Former Arsenal and England full-back Ashley Cole added: “Too many players were off it. They’ve been held responsible before and they take it on the chin when they have haven’t performed. On reflection they’ll look in the mirror and know it wasn’t good enough. They did have a few excuses, but they also came up against a Hungary side who were hungry and wanted it.”

In his post-match interview Harry Kane said: “A disappointing night. First half we created enough chances to score but it has been the story of our Nations League, we have not quite had the cutting edge. Second half was not acceptable after going 2-0 down. It is not the time to panic, we have to the heads up and come back stronger in September.

“It is our first big defeat in a long time, the defence has been structure of our success. A night to forget but we have to take it on the chin and move forward, we have to prepare for a big World Cup and will learn a lot from this camp.

“Let’s not forget where we have come from, our fist final in 60 years, a semi-finals in the World Cup compared to where we have been in the last 50 years. I under the fans’ frustration, we will keep working to try and have a successful World Cup.”