June 14, (THEWILL) – After a terrible 4-0 defeat at home to a ruthless Hungary on Tuesday, European finalists, England, is in real danger of being relegated from the Nations League.
Gareth Southgate’s team had been disappointing in each of their first three matches, but they were even worse against Hungary, which saw the Three Lions record an unbelievable double loss to them.
Although England saw more of the ball, the recent theme of attacking ineffectiveness continued. An early defensive error gifted Hungary the lead, and Roland Sallai duly punished the hosts. Before Sallai’s second goal 20 minutes from time at Molineux, the Three Lions had barely troubled Hungary goalkeeper Denes Dibusz.
It finished as England’s worst home defeat since 1928, as Zsolt Nagy and Daniel Gazdag scored each side of John Stones’ red card to finish off four goals to the good against their hosts.
With only two matches left before the World Cup, there is not a lot of time to make things right for Southgate and England’s troubles may have been exacerbated by the fact of a hectic schedule towards the end of a long season. However, it means, Southgate has his work cut out for him before Qatar.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
