Player Ratings: England 1-2 Greece as Bukayo Saka hobbles off

Lee Carsley fails the job interview as dismal England deservedly lose to Greece



Player Ratings: England 1-2 Greece as Bukayo Saka hobbles off

England lost 2-1 to Greece after a poor performance. CREDIT: @laythy29


Vangelis Pavlidis' double stuns Wembley and dents Lee Carsley's hopes of becoming manager

The 25-year-old Thessaloniki-born, Bonfica striker Pavlidis' second-half double gave Greece a fully deserved 2-1 Nations League win over England at Wembley.

Jude Bellingham's 87th-minute equaliser had appeared to give Carsley's side an undeserved draw, before Pavlidis' late winner, which surely has put paid to any hopes the pitiful Carsley had of being appointed permanent boss. 

Worryingly for England, and Arsenal, Bukayo Saka hobbled off shortly after the interval, with what looked to be a hamstring injury. 

Find out who impressed - or failed to - with our Player Ratings 

GK: Jordan Pickford - 4/10 - Surely his worst opening half of football in an England shirt. Looked unrecognisable from the reliable keeper everyone knows the Everton man to be. 

RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold - 5/10 - Lack of attacking options failed to help his cause 

CB: John Stones (c) - 4/10 - To paraphrase Obi Wan Kenobi: He is not the captain we are looking for. Wore leader's armband for the first time but won't look back with any pride on his performance after allowing Pavlidis to take the lead as Greece had three disallowed goals

CB: Levi Colwill - 5/10 - Cleared off the line but failed to impress. Mind you no-one did

LB: Rico Lewis - 4/10 - An inexperienced player which contributed to his poor display 

RM: Bukayo Saka - 5/10 - Gooners everywhere will be fretting over the fitness of such an influential player albeit one playing in the red zone. Looked to be a hamstring injury which doesn't bode well for Arsenal's forthcoming tough set of matches against Liverpool, Newcastle, Inter Milan and Chelsea...

CM: Cole Palmer - 6/10 - Where did the player go who has lit up the Premier League over the last 12 months

CM: Declan Rice - 6/10 - Had his work cut in the heart of battle when playing in such a disorganised side 

LM: Anthony Gordon - 5/10 - Headed chance missed, failed to trouble the Greece backline 

ST: Phil Foden - 4/10 - Didn't click against Greece, just like his 42 cap England career in general for Phil the international flop

ST: Jude Bellingham - 5.5/10 - Late equaliser but looked off the pace, and wasn't his usual influential self

Substitutes

SUB: Noni Madueke (52' for Saka) - 7/10 - Looked lively after replacing the stricken Saka

SUB: Ollie Watkins (60' for Gordon) - 6.5/10 - Should have scored after coming on but fired over the bar 

SUB: Dominic Solanke (72' for Foden) - 5/10 - 

Subs not used:

Dean Henderson (GK),

Nick Pope (GK),

Kyle Walker,

Tino Livramento,

Marc Guehi,

Curtis Jones,

Conor Gallagher,

Angel Gomes.


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