MX23RW : Tuesday, December 24 17:07:49| >> :600:154126:154126:
[monks data]
England national football team
International Friendlies
Jun 2, 2016 at 7.45pm UK
 
Portugal national football team

1-0

Smalling (86')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Danny Mills: "That is a worrying performance"

Danny Mills admits to being worried by England's display against Portugal, with just nine days to go until their opening Euro 2016 game.

Danny Mills has admitted that England produced a "worrying performance" in their final pre-Euro 2016 friendly against Portugal at Wembley this evening.

Roy Hodgson's men struggled to create clear-cut chances against a Portuguese side that had to play 55 minutes with 10 men following the dismissal of Bruno Alves.

England did eventually win thanks to Chris Smalling's header four minutes from time, but Mills was not convinced.

"Look at the positives - no injuries, a clean sheet and the win," the former England right-back told BBC Sport.

"Unfortunately that does not tell the true story. That is a worrying performance. You are looking for the team to be confident, bright and sharp but that never materialised."

England's first group opponents will be Russia on June 11 in Marseille.

ID:274032: cacheID:274032:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:1973:
Written by
Liam Apicella
No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Alan Smith pictured in a fetching pink tee in July 2015
Read Next:
Interview: Smith previews England's Euro 2016 campaign
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!