England's 1-0 defeat to Iceland in the warm-up match was the biggest upset in recent days, as the team lost to this opponent in the tournament and eventually went out, so even the loss in the warm-up match raised questions from all sides. Because the coach has made a lot of changes to the squad for this European Cup, it is natural that he will have to bear more pressure after losing. England missed a number of chances to score in the first half, with Icelandic striker Solsteinsson scoring the first goal, and Kane and Palmer missed chances in quick succession.
The only goal of the game came in the 12th minute, Haraldsson picked up the ball at the back and chose to drive the ball himself, then gave the ball to the left, Solsteinson blasted a goal, this time also because the defence was a little lax, for England the subsequent attack was even more disappointing. Iceland also made a few mistakes, but unfortunately the England players squandered those chances, with the goalkeeper making a mistake in the first half and Palmer's shot being blocked. Palmer's cross was on target shortly thereafter, but Kane missed the ball but didn't hit it on target.
In the second half, the manager made several changes to his players, Walker, Stones, Kieran Trippier, Palmer, Gordon and Kane were replaced by Trent Alexander-Arnold, Konsa, Joe Gomez, Eze, Saka and Ivan Toney, and unfortunately the team could not score. Gordon had a good chance for Foden, who shot wide. Palmer's long pass tore through the defence, but unfortunately the final shot hit the side-netting, and then his teammate sent a one-on-one chance, Palmer was slow to miss the opportunity, and this hesitation was also questioned after the game.
Palmer played 77 minutes, Kane was substituted in the 64th minute, the manager is still willing to give Palmer more time to hone, the youngster will not live up to the manager's trust, but he will still need some time to complete the run-in with the team. Bukayo Saka was also a scorer for the team, and it was a surprise performance that he came on in the 65th minute without creating a definite threat.
England starters for this game: 1-Ramsdale, 2-Kyle Walker, 5-Stones, 6-Guehi, 3-Kieran Trippier, 4-Rice, 8-Menou, 7-Palmer, 10-Foden, 11-Gordon, 9-Kane. The players who did not feature were 13-Dean Henderson, 22-Pickford, 24-Trafford, 14-Kuansa, 16-Gallagher, 18-Watkins, 20-Bowen, 23-Adam Wharton. The manager's starting schedule is still a warm-up game, with the aim of getting the players together and giving more players a chance to perform. Iceland's midfield starters were Gudmundsson, Traustassson, Haraldsson, Solsteinsson, Gudjohnsen.
England's last upset defeat to Iceland was in the 2016 Euro Championship quarter-finals, that game was scored at the Nice Stadium on June 28 of that year, England finally lost 1-2 to Iceland, the only goal was Rooney scored a penalty, who knows that Iceland then scored two goals in a row to win. At that time, the core players of England were Rooney, Kane, Sterling, Walker, Alli and Ross, etc., Kane missed two opportunities to score, the closest opportunity to score was Kane's free kick, Smalling's header was deflected, so even if Kane missed some opportunities, he was not criticized after the game, because his teammates were also very inefficient, and the iron bucket team trapped the favorite team that year, but I didn't expect to upset England again in the warm-up match in June a few years later, Iceland is indeed the nemesis of the Three Lions, The boss then needs to make quick adjustments.
The England coach of the year was Roy Hodgson, who was also out of the game, and the current manager Southgate's coaching strength is recognized, but this time the staffing is very bold, which also raises concerns among supporters, but losing in the warm-up game is also a good thing, because finding problems can solve them.
It is worth mentioning that the England starter who lost to Iceland that year was 1-Joe Hart; 2-Walker, 5-Cahill, 6-Smalling, 3-Rose; 20-Ali, 17-Dale, 10-Rooney; 15 - Sturridge, 9 - Harry Kane, 7 - Sterling, Rashford, Vardy, Wilshere came off the bench. The players who are still in the squad are Harry Kane and Walker, and those two veterans will still be needed to play in this summer's European Championships.