England's Euro 2024 campaign came to an end last night following their defeat to Spain in the final.
With their tournament now over, I've decided to rate each player based on how they performed at the tournament itself.
JORDAN PICKFORD - 7
Pickford once again showed why he's England's no.1 by once again being a solid presence between the sticks. He made many crucial saves throughout the tournament to keep England in games including that one he made to deny Lamine Yamal in the final. England might not have gone as far as they did without him.
KYLE WALKER - 6
Walker was reasonably solid throughout the tournament by being reliable defensively and offering a threat going forward with his pace being a key part of that. He might not have had his best game in the last 16 against Slovakia, but in the other games, he barely put a foot wrong.
KIERON TRIPPIER - 6
He might've played out of position throughout the entire tournament, but Trippier did put in some solid displays at left back despite it not being his best position. He didn't offer a lot going forward due to him being right footed, but defensively he did his job well.
JOHN STONES - 6
England looked solid defensively right throughout the tournament and Stones was a key part of it. He might not have carried the ball out of defence as much as he does for his club, but he still made some crucial interventions when his team needed him to. He was arguably England's best player in the final.
MARC GUEHI - 8
Arguably England's player of the tournament. Guehi was rock solid right throughout the tournament as he stepped up in the absence of Harry Maguire superbly. His performances at the back were one of the reasons why England were very solid defensively and he has made a very good case to be a regular in the side.
EZRI KONSA - 7
Konsa stepped up whenever he was called upon and especially in the Quarter Finals against Switzerland. He stepped up brilliantly in Marc Guehi's absence during that game and put in a decent shift during his short spell against Slovakia.
LUKE SHAW - 6
Shaw didn't feature at the start of the tournament due to a lack of minutes but when he returned, he gave England the balance they were lacking on the left hand side. He put in a couple of decent cameo displays against Switzerland and Holland before impressing in the final; his first start since February.
DECLAN RICE - 7
Rice was a solid presence in front of the England defence for most of the tournament by making many crucial interventions whenever his team needed him to. His presence in front of the defence helped England be a solid team defensively.
KOBBIE MAINOO - 7
Mainoo made a massive difference to the midfield when he came into the team by being the ball carrier they lacked in the opening games. He really stood out in his first major tournament at the age of just 19, he's already looking like a top midfield player.
TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD - 6
His performances in midfield did receive some criticism, but I felt that criticism was unfair as he did create a number of chances in those first two games. He later became the hero in the shootout win over Switzerland where he scored the winning penalty to send England through to the semi finals.
CONOR GALLAGHER - 5
He didn't really offer a lot in the games he played in. He didn't make enough of an impact off the bench or in the solitary game he started against Slovakia.
JUDE BELLINGHAM - 7
Bellingham might not have had the tournament we all expected him to, but he did step up and deliver when England needed someone to with his overhead kick against Slovakia being an example. He also worked his socks off in the midfield and tried to make things happen.
PHIL FODEN - 5
We never saw the best of Foden up until the latter stages of the tournament where he was used in his favoured no.10 position, from which he benefited from. He was rarely in games when used off the left as he struggled to make an impact.
EBERECHI EZE - 5
He never really made a game changing impact when coming off the bench. He did show some encouraging when he came on against Switzerland in the Quarter Finals, but in the other games he played he struggled to influence the game.
BUKAYO SAKA - 7
Saka looked lively whenever he was on the pitch as he was always looking to make something happen. His goal against Switzerland in the Quarter Final saved England from an embarrassing exit, and he put his penalty miss from three years ago firmly behind him by scoring in the shootout win over the Swiss.
COLE PALMER - 7
Palmer made an impact whenever he came off the bench and England were a much improved side whenever he was on the pitch. This was definitely the case in both the semi final and the final where he set up Ollie Watkins' winner in the former and scored in the latter.
JARROD BOWEN - 5
Bowen didn't get a lot of game time at this tournament and his lack of it prevented him from making any sort of impact. He did look lively when he came off the bench in the opening game against Serbia but didn't replicate that showing in the second game against Denmark.
ANTHONY GORDON - 4
Gordon only played one game at this tournament, a substitute appearance off the bench against Slovenia. He didn't make much of an impact in that game as he wasn't on long enough to do so.
HARRY KANE - 5
He might've shared the golden boot with a number of other players, but Kane still had an unconvincing tournament. He was barely in the box when his side needed him to be and he dropped too deep on a number of occasions.
OLLIE WATKINS - 6
Watkins always made an impact whenever he came off the bench by offering England that run in behind, a threat they were lacking before he came on. He had his moment in the semi final where his winning goal against the Dutch sealed England's place in the final.
IVAN TONEY - 6
Like Watkins, Toney also made a difference when he came off the bench. He set up Harry Kane's winner against Slovakia in the last 16 and scored one of the penalties in the shootout win over Switzerland in the Quarter Final.
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