Well at least England fans agree on Jude Bellingham, but problems persist despite 3-3 draw against Germany – The Warm-Up

TUESDAY’S BIG STORIES England gonna England Ad So what do we take from that? Those final 90 minutes for England ahead of the World Cup. UEFA Nations LeagueEngland roar back in six-goal thriller but Germany snatch late draw14 HOURS AGO Do England’s fans take solace from the comeback? Do they bemoan the fact they trailed 2-0 in the first place? Do we keep asking questions to avoid greater talking points? Maybe? More than anything, England’s 3-3 draw with Germany last night was a reminder that football is a funny old game.

You can get a dire 45 minutes, one that will have some out there switching off, and then you’ll get six goals in the second half. You’ll get one side leading 2-0 then trailing 3-2.

You’ll get jeers and then cheers from the crowd, and in England’s case you’ll get despair then joy then deflation within the space of just 10 minutes. This was not knockout football, but given the World Cup is just around the corner, it showed us how fickle international football can be, with two and four-year cycles set to be defined by matches this winter that could easily go either way.

Of course, things can be done to improve such odds, and now Gareth Southgate must somehow ignore the noise and zero in on the task at hand, picking a squad he believes capable of winning the World Cup and then selecting a team out of that. Naturally, however, England’s team selection is something that is never going to get nationwide acceptance, with only one person’s XI truly mattering despite the fact fans will making their own in the next couple of months.