It is only 50 miles up the road from here to Trent Bridge and even before this unwanted fourth Nations League match of the month got underway, those fans with tickets must have been fearing they’d signed up to watch the wrong England team play. By full-time, there can have been no doubt.
The people of Wolverhampton had waited 66 years for the chance to watch England play in their home town but nothing they had witnessed from Gareth Southgate’s team across the past fortnight will have especially whet the appetite. Three matches, against Hungary, Germany and Italy, had brought a defeat, two draws, one goal and none at all from open play.
