The England support can accept losing when their team plays with cut and thrust.
England did well to stay within a puncher’s chance of a result in this Nations League opener; Bellingham was still throwing them in stoppage time.
Even in the face of England’s defending, which was loose.
The match turned on a Kane penalty miss in the 54th minute.
Spain had been fantastic for the opening 30 minutes and when they went again after the Kane penalty, they had too much.
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It was another high-profile game when Thomas Tuchel’s England let a lead slip in the second half and went on to lose. The England support can accept losing when their team plays with cut and thrust. More to the point, they can accept losing to Spain who, at times, played football from a different stratosphere.
The biggest takeaway was Spain’s slickness. Why they won the European Championship before that. England did well to stay within a puncher’s chance of a result in this Nations League opener; Bellingham was still throwing them in stoppage time.
As Tuchel and England try to look forward after the heartbreak of the World Cup semi-final defeat against Argentina, there was no negativity from the Wembley crowd. Even in the face of England’s defending, which was loose.
Because, after going through the starting XI and the 12 substitutes, Tuchel’s name was not read out.
The match turned on a Kane penalty miss in the 54th minute. Had the captain scored rather than hitting the crossbar after his standing foot gave way in the turf, England would have been 3-1 up. Shortly afterwards, they were pegged back to 2-2 by the Spain substitute Álex Baena and there was a degree of inevitability about the winner from another replacement.
Spain had been fantastic for the opening 30 minutes and when they went again after the Kane penalty, they had too much.
Trafford could hear the knock of opportunity and he helped to keep England in the game as Spain pushed to add to Lamine Yamal’s goal.
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The Guardian Australia (Sport)Oyarzabal earns Spain Nations League win as England pay for Kane penalty missplain
The Guardian Australia (Sport)Uefa Nations League today: How to watch England v Spain, TV channels & live streamplain
The Guardian Australia (Sport)England 2-3 Spain: Nations League football – as it happenedplain
The West AustralianSpain punish England errors to win football thrillerplain
WAtodayKane misses crucial penalty against Spain1 change
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