Thursday 14th November 2019
UEFA Euro 2020 Qualifier - Group A
England (5) 7
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 11,
Harry Kane 18, 24, 37,
Marcus Rashford 30,
Aleksandar Sofranac 66 OG,
Tammy Abraham 84
Montenegro (0) 0
Attendance: 77,277
I could elucidate at great length about the events that took place at Wembley Stadium tonight, but felt that the final score, which didn't flatter England in any way whatsoever, already tells the whole story, of it's own accord.
The hosts were completely in control and looked very comfortable, for almost the entire night, while Montenegro, well, err... they didn't!
Jordan Pickford did have a few saves to make, but on the whole, I have seen far more competitive pre-season friendly/warm up games that what unfolded out on the field of play, under the lights of the national stadium.
England have, of course, qualified for the Euro 2020 tournament... and as a consequence of their results in qualifying group A, they'll play their first three games in the competition proper, at Wembley.
You can't grumble at a seven goal win in international football... and you can only beat what's in front of you, when all is said and done.
But f*** me! Gareth Southgate could've sent out his team without a goalkeeper for the second half and it wouldn't have made the slightest bit of difference to the final outcome, to what was the England team's 1000th game.
FT: England 7 v Montenegro 0
I did hear say, that some people (probably the plebs who write for the Birmingham Mail) had been lobbying for Jack Grealish to get an international call up, to the full England squad.
Give over! That nice Mr Southgate knew that Montenegro would be poor... but not that poor.
