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FANS believed they spotted an awkward moment between Cole Palmer and Gareth Southgate after England’s bore draw.
The Chelsea star scored 22 goals and grabbed 11 assists in 33 matches for the Blues last term.
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GettyBut he still has not had a kick for England, despite the Three Lions being held to a 1-1 draw by Denmark on Thursday.
England looked like they needed something else up top but Southgate did not turn to the 22-year-old hotshot.
Following the full time whistle, the TV cameras followed boss Southgate as he made his way around the pitch to shake hands with both his players and the Danes.
However, it seemed that Palmer could barely even look his manager in the eye when he attempted to shake his.
And it did not take long for fans to comment on the awkward scenes on social media.
One fan said: “Doesn’t look great…”
Another said: “He wasn’t even looking at all my boy is p****d.”
A fellow fan said: “Cold. Southgate didn’t match the aura.”
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ENGLAND vs DENMARK RATINGS
ENGLAND stumbled to a drab 1-1 draw with Denmark.
Here’s how SunSport’s Tom Barclay rated the Three Lions team.
Jordan Pickford: 6
Looked a little jittery early doors, though there was nothing he could do about Morten Hjulmand’s corker and he made a decent parry after the break.
Kyle Walker: 7
Made England’s opener by racing round a sleeping Victor Kristiansen – he’ll be having nightmares of that forevermore – and teeing up Kane via a deflected cross.
John Stones: 6
OK but you have got to wonder how fit he feels having barely played for Man City in the second half of the season, plus his injury and illness issues over the last month.
Marc Guehi: 8 and my star man
Really encouraging again from the Crystal Palace centre-back, looking sharp with his interceptions and assured in distribution.
Kieran Trippier: 6
Like Stones, he was fine, but England really need Luke Shaw back ASAP because having no natural left-footer at left-back is a problem.
Trent Alexander-Arnold: 5
This experiment of playing Trent in midfield is far from convincing, especially when his passing was off it like it was here, barring one good ball to Saka. Subbed on 54 minutes.
Declan Rice: 5
Had to cover so much ground as England dropped worryingly deep in the first half and also lost it a few times in front of his back four.
Bukayo Saka: 7
Not quite as electric as his first half against Serbia, but another solid showing from our right winger who has been our most consistent attacker across the two games.
Jude Bellingham: 6
Nowhere near the majestic display he put in against Serbia and one of many who looked tired.
Phil Foden: 7
Was far more involved than against Serbia – although that was not hard – and had a few dangerous efforts from range, including one that smacked the post after the break.
Harry Kane: 6
Netted his 64th goal for his country with an opener he could not really miss, but then gave the ball away from Denmark’s leveller. Surprisingly subbed.
SUBS:
Conor Gallagher (on for Trent, 54): 7
Vital clearance on the stretch when Christian Eriksen was lurking and was not afraid to put his foot in.
Ollie Watkins (on for Kane, 70): 6
Played in by Bellingham’s lovely ball after coming on but could not finish from an acute angle.
Jarrod Bowen (on for Foden, 69): 6
Copped a nasty tackle which saw Joakim Maehle booked.
Eberechi Eze (on for Saka, 69): 6
On for his tournament bow though he was rarely involved.
A fourth said: “’Well I don’t blame him.”
While a fifth added: “I’d be p****d too.”
Meanwhile, more fans accused Southgate of “lacking respect” for the ex-Man City attacker.
Another post read: “The right reaction… let him know dead on he lack respect for his game.”
While another commented: “I don’t blame him. Who wouldn’t be p****d?”
Palmer is yet to make an appearance at Euro 2022 after he was also an unused sub in the 1-0 win over Serbia.
England now need at least a point from Tuesday’s clash with Slovenia to ensure their passage to the knockout stage.
And Southgate is hoping that his side can produce a performance that he knows they are capable of in four days time.
He said: “We understand people will be disappointed with the performances and rightly so – we have to make them a lot better.
“At the moment we’re not using the ball well enough and have to accept if you do that you will suffer at times, as we have.
“We know there’s another level we have to find.
“There’s a huge amount of work to do, that’s evident from the two performances we have given – clearly it was not what we would’ve hoped for.
“We’ve played teams that are quite fluid in a back three and it’s not easy to get pressure on them but we definitely have to do better than we have done in these two matches, that has been part of the problem – but also not keeping the ball well enough.”
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