Out of our attacking players, I thought Foden was the player most likely to make something happen. It felt like he saw that his teammates weren't up to the challenge and tried to drag the team through... which he nearly did when he hit the post.

Our media have talked about the possibility of tiredness - they've had a long season, competing in multiple competitions and almost the entire squad has played 50 matches at a consistently high intensity. I can understand that being the reason whereas our "lower ranked" opponents will have played nearly half that and will be fresher physically and mentally.

If it is tiredness, this will only get worse in future seasons with FIFA trying to profit with even more tournaments.

But... we've got a squad of players that are good enough to win these games - we don't need to flog the same XI every match. I think we'll see a lot of changes for the game against Slovenia and a more energetic performance as a result. Unless of course, the players have stopped playing for Southgate - an alternative suggestion which also feels plausible.