Possession football? It's the bland leading the blind

BOOTING the television screen was the preferred option of expressing frustration.

- NEILMOXLEY

But that would have resulted in a verbal volley from the missus so a cry of anguish had to do instead.

The tranquility of Thursday afternoon in suburbia shattered because of a shocking showing by England’s Under-21s.

In the likes of Callum HudsonOdoi, Eddie Nketiah, Emile Smith Rowe, Dwight McNeil, and Eberechi Eze, there was enough talent on the pitch to make it a match to remember. Instead, it was a match I’d really like to forget.

I’d been asked to preview tomorrow’s game against Portugal and the best way of assessing England's U-21s was to watch them in action against Switzerland.

But if that 90-minute display is an accurate portrayal of where we are as a nation, forget any success in future international tournaments.

England had one direct shot on goal. That came from a HudsonOdoi free-kick.