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Fans fume at ‘utterly diabolical half of football’ as England play out ‘snoozefest’ of a first 45 against Bosnia
One star was saved some praise for their display
ENGLAND fans were fighting against the urge to hit their pillows after a "snooze fest" first half against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Three Lions were playing in their first Euro 2024 warm-up game at St James' Park.
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Manager Gareth Southgate handed full debuts to Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze and Chelsea ace Cole Palmer in the hopes of sprucing up the attack.
However, as England hunted for a first win of 2024, the team put out managed just five shots at goal in a drab display.
At the blow of the half-time whistle, fans took to social media to vent their displeasure at the football being played.
One fan called it: "An utterly diabolical half of football."
A second said: "Terrible terrible terrible football man. Wth did we actually just watch?"
A third said: "I fell asleep watching that."
A fourth added: "How are we gonna win the Euros with whatever the hell this is ??!!"
Another said: "That’s 45 +1 mins I won’t be getting back."
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However, one star was given some reprieve from fans for their efforts in the first half.
One user said: "Eze the only bright spot."
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A second said: "Eze is class but England are painful to watch."
Another said: "Is this walking football? Apart from Eze nobody seems to want to run."
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A fourth added: "Got to be putting Eze on that plane surely."
England eventually took the lead through a Palmer spot-kick after Ezri Konsa was fouled at a corner in the penalty area.
Playing in midfield, Trent Alexander-Arnold then added a second in the 85th minute with a crisp volley across goal into the far corner before Harry Kane bundled home a third after coming off the bench.
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Southgate named a 33-player provisional squad for games against Bosnia and Iceland.
He will have to cut the numbers down to 26 for the tournament proper.
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