Analysis: England's issues are glaring - but not quick fixes

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England may have got away with one here. This performance didn't warrant a point. But fixing the issues in-tournament and shifting the momentum substantially enough to seriously challenge for the title - as so many expected them to do - is going to be a huge task for Gareth Southgate. Some of the solutions aren't obvious.

One of the biggest and most worrying issues is the fitness and energy levels of the team. There was a severe lack of intensity in and out of possession against Denmark. Jude Bellingham was surprisingly off colour, Harry Kane was one-paced. England were too-often stretched, too often passed by. Their physical conditioning is a major concern.

Victory could have given Southgate the chance to make wholesale changes against Slovenia. England's tired-looking players now need to go again on Tuesday.

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