The deputies, not to denigrate them, were a raw bunch. Against an in-form Greece, in a must-win (ideally by two) game in a hostile arena, here was Noni Madueke making his first international start and Curtis Jones an overdue debut. Anthony Gordon, for all his obvious threat, had never scored or made an international goal. Ollie Watkins, despite his super-sub summer, had never started a game of as much consequence.
