Premier League title winner Chris Sutton felt for Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford after his England performance last night.
Bamford made his long awaited England debut yesterday as the national team defeated Andorra 4-0 at Wembley.
Writing in his Daily Mail column, Sutton said: "I feel for Patrick Bamford. He waited a long time for this England bow. Too long, really, because I don't think he should have waited until he turned 28 years old for this first cap.
"In the end, Bamford's Three Lions debut will go down as being fairly underwhelming. You might tell me he should have done better, given he was facing Andorra, the nation ranked 156th in the world and whose population you could squeeze inside Wembley Stadium.
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"But it isn't easy for a striker when you're facing a side like this. Bamford didn't have a great deal of space to work with. He likes to peel behind centre halves for Leeds United but there was no chance of that against this Andorra team who, let's be honest, showed zero intent in pushing up. "
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