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Already in the 31st minute the English fans booed their team
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Confused in Gelsenkirchen – the English national team is behind against Slovakia at half-time
Source: AP/Matthias Schrader
Even the fans of the English national team have had enough: The team has reached the round of 16 with an unconvincing performance. There they will face Slovakia. The fans booed England in the first half.
Kieran Trippier stepped on the ball at the halfway line and slowed the game down. The left-back of the English national team did not dare to play a through ball into the attack in the round of 16 of the European Championship against Slovakia (click here for the live ticker) and decided to pass back to his central defender. It was the action after which the English fans in the stadium in Gelsenkirchen lost patience with their team. In the 31st minute, the supporters booed the English national team.
Gareth Southgate’s team gave them plenty of reasons to do so. Slovakia took control from the first minute and missed the chance to take the lead in the early stages. Lukas Haraslin missed two good chances for the supposed underdog in the third and twelfth minutes.
Ivan Schranz celebrates his goal to give Slovakia the lead
Source: AP/Ariel Schalit
Ivan Schranz did much better a little later. The Slovakian striker took advantage of a slip-up in the English defense and scored the deserved lead in the 25th minute. The goal had an impact on England. The team seemed even more unsettled as a result. The team pushed forward until half-time and played far too statically.
Whistles for halftime
Although the team is full of superstars like Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane and Phil Foden, no player on the field took responsibility. While the fans cheered their team on euphorically at the beginning, the support from the stands waned with each passing minute. The fans responded to the many cross passes with whistles and derisive applause.
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When referee Halil Umut Meler blew the whistle for half-time, the English fans sent the team into the dressing room with a chorus of whistles. “That was nothing from the English. They played without ideas and without inspiration. Harry Kane seemed sluggish, he dragged himself across the pitch. That was nothing from start to finish,” said Michael Ballack on MagentaTV during the half-time break.
