England team was criticized despite winning against Serbia, is there anything wrong?

"England have only Jude Bellingham and nothing else!", Mail Sport quoted Marca (Spain) as saying. Meanwhile, L'Équipe (France) even gave an England player a score of only 3/10. "This was a very hard-fought victory for England against Serbia. So it's no surprise that they were criticized by the whole of Europe," Mail Sport wrote.

Coach Southgate (small photo, right) will have a lot of work to do with the England team.

England began their EURO 2024 journey as the number 1 candidate for the championship. In the opening match against Serbia in Group C, the "Three Lions" roared early with a 1-0 opening goal scored by young star Jude Bellingham after a powerful header from a pass by Bukayo Saka.

However, after that, coach Southgate's team let the opponent control the game and freely bombard goalkeeper Pickford's goal. Only luck helped them maintain a 1-0 win to gain the first 3 points.

England's performance therefore failed to convince the European press. L'Équipe gave defender John Stones a score of just 3 out of 10. Marca commented: "Without Jude Bellingham's goal, England would have been a disjointed team."

Jude Bellingham is also the first player in Europe to participate in all three major tournaments including EURO 2024, World Cup 2022 and EURO 2020 before turning 21.

Jude Bellingham was England's only bright spot in his debut at EURO 2024

L'Équipe also gave striker Harry Kane just 5/10 points for his weak performance. Similarly, Phil Foden, Marc Guehi and Kieran Trippier were also average, while goalkeeper Jordan Pickford and defender Kyle Walker were only given 6/10 points despite England keeping a clean sheet.

Meanwhile, BILD (Germany) and Mundo Deportivo (Spain) said: "To win EURO 2024, the England team needs to show a different and more positive face in the next matches. So far, people have only seen two bright candidates, Germany and Spain. It remains to be seen how the remaining candidate, the French team, will perform."

Despite the criticism, England still have some bright spots, including the talent of Jude Bellingham, or defender Trent Alexander-Arnold in a new role in midfield with accurate crosses and set pieces. Striker Saka also played well, making a difference in attack.

Both Saka and Alexander-Arnold were given 6/10 points by L'Équipe , while Jude Bellingham was the highest rated with 7 points.

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