As a rule, England players tend to avoid social media when they are on international duty, especially when they are at a tournament.
And no less grand a figure as Prince William told them to do that when he visited the squad ahead of Qatar 2022. But they had no need to hit the mute buttons in the aftermath of this agonising defeat because the nation - and certainly the pundits - seemed to be in a compassionate mood.
England had played well, what happened to Harry Kane can happen, the referee was rubbish, football and sport is about fine margins and they did not favour Gareth Southgate’s side in the al Bayt Stadium. Correct, correct, correct, correct.
