The English Press should be shot for overreacting to this friendly result. They dis-honor Denmark -- a very good team -- while taking no realistic account of the present condition of England.
England players are right at the end of all the adrenalin and fatique of preseason training and the pent-up emotions of the first league fixtures in the EPL. Moreover, many England players have come off of extremely tiring tours of the USA and the Far East -- in some cases both.
A result like this will humble everyone and concentrate minds just at the right time for the World Cup qualifiers on Sept 3 (Wales) and Sept 7 (Northern Ireland), where travel will not play such a factor but a bit of rest will.
Exasperation at this point is a waste of ink & energy. It achieves nothing and does not even sell copy.
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