"Nikola Milenkovic (CB): Utterly dreadful. Nowhere to be seen when England broke through. Dismissed for a clumsy tackle on Kane. 2 Strahina Pavlovic (CB): Played to the left and failed to deal with the movement around him. Serbia were cumbersome at the back. 3 Veljko Birmancevic (LB): Destroyed by Noni Madueke. Could not handle the Arsenal winger's speed. Off at half-time. 3 Andrija Zivkovic (RM): The game passed him by. Pushed back by England's forwards."
"Djordje Petrovic (GK): Not to blame for Serbia's ineptitude, although he was unconvincing on the third goal. 3 Kosta Nedeljkovic (RB): Thomas Tuchel's call to drop Marcus Rashford paid off. Nedeljkovic was removed at half-time. 3 Strahina Erakovic (CB): Another who found it tough. England's diagonal runs from the left caused problems. Serbia crumbled. 3 Nikola Milenkovic (CB): Utterly dreadful. Nowhere to be seen when England broke through. Dismissed for a clumsy tackle on Kane. 2"
England dominated possession and exploited Serbia's defensive frailties, with diagonal runs from the left causing particular problems. Many Serbian defenders were overwhelmed or isolated, with Nikola Milenkovic sent off for a clumsy tackle on Harry Kane. Several Serbia starters received low ratings for being anonymous, cumbersome or outplayed, while substitutions produced only marginal improvement. Dusan Vlahovic was isolated and offered little attacking threat. England's Jordan Pickford had little to do, while Reece James delivered crosses and dominated the right flank. The overall balance and movement favored England, leaving Serbia unable to respond effectively.
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