England missed the leadership qualities of Jordan Henderson in their 1-0 Nations League loss at the hands of Hungary on Saturday evening.
That's the view of former Republic of Ireland international Keith Treacy after the Three Lions struggled to make any real impact against their hosts in their competition opener and suffered a first defeat at the hands of Hungary in over 60 years. They were undone in the 65th minute when substitute Reece James was harshly adjudged to have brought down Zsolt Nagy in the box allowing Dominik Szoboszlai to convert the only goal of the game from the penalty spot.
Liverpool captain Henderson was omitted from the England squad as Gareth Southgate agreed with the 31-year-old to rest him up after a gruelling season for the Reds. But former midfielder Treacy felt the experience of Henderson was a big miss, particularly after England fell behind.
