England's quest for their first major trophy since 1966 ultimately fell short, and the conservative and subversive move in the final made Italy's trophy worthy. This article will comment on the Three Lions' current players or substitute players who have a great impact.
Who do you think is the best player in the European Cup?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > Jordan Pickford</h1>
Appearances: 7
Positive selection field: 7
Although Manchester United's Dean Henderson has been optimistic about the outside world before the European Cup, believing that he has effectively seized the right place of Jordan Pickford, but unfortunately retired due to injury, all illusions are helplessly lost, but Jordan Pickford has undoubtedly been the number one goalkeeper of england after the European Championship, all because of his brilliant performance in the European Cup. Jordan Pickford is England's most selected player and has won the Golden Glove Award at the European Championship with five goals conceded in seven games.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > Kyle Walker</h1>
Number of appearances: 6
Positive selection: 6
Aside from not playing in the Europa League group stage against Scotland, Kyle Walker has been an important part of the team's defence for the most part – working as a right-back in a four-back formation and a right-back in a three-back formation, and he also played a huge role in the round of sixteen wins over Germany, assisting on the right with his "well-developed limbs and simple mind" physical advantage.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="7" > Stones</h1>
Stones has been at the heart of England's defence in every European Cup game, making seven appearances as a regular defender, playing an important role in England's five zero-goal games, being able to handle three different formations (3-4-3, 4-2-3-1 and 4-3-3), as well as occasionally excelling in high-altitude attacks, as well as making key breaks in the face of opponents' high-altitude crosses.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" >Hari Maguire</h1>
Number of appearances: 5
Positive selection field: 5
Maguire was one of England's must-haves, with a central-back pairing with Stones more secure, but injuries left him missing out on the group stage against Croatia and was an unused substitute against Scotland. He then regained his place in the third round of the group stage against the Czech Republic, but from that moment on he was impressive. In the quarter-finals against Ukrainians who didn't know how they got to this position, only Harry Kane and Luke Shaw played better than him in that game.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="11" > Kieran Trippier</h1>
Positive selection: 3
Everyone was surprised when Southgate named Kieran Trippier at left-back in the regular selection squad for the first game. He helped England beat Croatia, but he has always wanted to see Luke Shaw, who has performed very well this season, return to left-back regular selection, it seems that Southgate is also aware of this, Kieran Trippier gradually loses the main selection, Luke Shaw is also getting more and more courageous, Kieran Trippier seems to be slowly losing his position in the team, but in the round of sixteen against Germany as a five-back full-back, and then in his game as a substitute against Ukraine and Denmark, it may be a less physically demanding relationship. They can maintain a high level of performance, but they are not as good as Luke Shaw in any way.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="13" > Luke Shaw</h1>
Luke Shaw's absence against Croatia was surprising, but in every match since then he has played as a regular left-back, except as a left-back against Germany and the final against Italy. In the match against Germany, he impressed the fans with his assist to Sterling's goal, then assisted twice in the quarter-finals against Ukraine, and finally received a diagonal pass in two minutes against Italy in the final, giving him a great birthday gift.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="15" > Declan Rice</h1>
Jordan Henderson's pre-match injury helped Dekran Rice secure a midfield position, and he partnered Calvin Phillips to defend the England midfield throughout this European Championship. After Jordan Henderson returned from injury, Deklan Rice was also able to successfully replace the Liverpool captain in the final five games and he retained his place in the final.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="17" > Calvin Phillips</h1>
Calvin Phillips is making his first appearance in an international competition, where he is selecting a match in the first round of the European Championship group stage against Croatia and handing over several key passes to Sterling to win. Since then, he has been England's regular pick in every game; he only substituted in the 65th minute of the match against Ukraine in a winning match, which shows his importance in this competition.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="19" > Mason Mount</h1>
Mason Mount has performed well at Chelsea last season and has a good performance in the England team, and he can be seen constantly pressing and inserting in the game, but unfortunately this tactic may not be very conducive to his play. After playing against Scotland, he was forced to self-isolate and was therefore absent in the win over the Czech Republic. He barely had training time before the match against Germany, but he remained on the bench before returning to the main selection in the final four, where he was also selected in the final against Italy, but did not perform well.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="21" > Jordan Henderson</h1>
Positive selection field: 0
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson went into training shortly after his return from injury but did not start playing but came off the bench and played a role in most of the five games he played. A particular highlight was his goal on the bench against Ukraine.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="23" >Phil Foden</h1>
Number of appearances: 3
Positive selection field: 2
Phil Foden began to play a weaker role after the first two group games, when he was part of the front trident. He had thought he should be in the midfield position against Croatia, but Southgate did not do so, and put him on the front line, which weakened his ability, and in the round of 16 against Germany, Phil Foden did not appear, and then he was plagued by injury problems, which made him lose the opportunity to play.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="25" > Sterling</h1>
Sterling in this European Championship is known as the Golden Boot big hit, unfortunately the final performance is not as expected, in addition to the constant "fake fall" in the penalty area basically do nothing, as a fan, see him fall in the penalty area within two or three minutes, it is extremely annoying, but also because he hit the penalty and lost the opponent deep sympathy, England every time in this way to qualify, people feel that there is no sense of convincing, I hope that Sterling can reduce these unworthy behavior in the future.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="27" > Harry Kane</h1>
The captain has been the chief scorer of the Three Lions from beginning to end, although as the only fulcrum on the front line, Harry Kane's performance in the European Cup is believed to be unsatisfactory, perhaps because Southgate's conservative tactics have caused him to lose the transmission of the backcourt, which has reduced his supply, coupled with England's failure to make good use of the high-altitude attack on the front line, Harry Kane has lost his role, so apart from other factors, based on his performance on the field alone, Harry Kane is indeed inaccurate this year.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="29" > Jack Grelich</h1>
Positive selection field: 1
Although Jack Grellish made most of his appearances on the bench at this European Championship, his performance on the bench for dozens of minutes was better than every player in the squad, and the meticulous dribbling technique beat England with a large number of set-pieces, unlike Sterling's "fake wrestling" fight fouls, Jack Grellish was a technical knockdown of opponents, thus providing England with extremely favorable set-piece opportunities.