Cole Palmer and Eberechi Eze did enough to advance their case while others failed to make the most of their opportunity at St James' Park
Cole Palmer and Eberechi Eze did enough to advance their case while others failed to make the most of their opportunity at St James' ParkST JAMES’ PARK — We should all know the drill by now – do not tune in to pre-tournament tune ups if you want to see evidenceBut with so many squad issues to solve, this desperately flat friendly probably served a purpose for the England manager that goes beyond entertainment value.at left-back.
Instead this was all about solving the squad puzzle before the cavalry were introduced in the latter stages to give the scoreline a nice gloss and Harry Kane his 63rd international goal. In the deficit column the performances of Marc Guehi and Lewis Dunk did little to soothe fears around Harry Maguire, who remains a major doubt to start against Serbia in 12 days’ time.
That made it strange that Southgate didn’t hand Jarrad Branthwaite a starting berth, instead handing him minutes when Bosnia’s intensity dipped. The Everton man has been arguably the form defender in the Premier League this season and looked quite bright when he came on but question marks still surround his inclusion in the squad that travels to Germany this weekend.There weren’t too many standouts at St James’ Park but Palmer showed composure throughout.
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