England bore whilst Kai scores

How delightful to wake up to a bright and invigorating Sunday morning! It's clear that spring has unmistakably arrived!

Today's agenda involves heading to the garden, mowing the lawn, and cleaning up to get it looking sharp. Later on, I plan on repainting a few fences. Hopefully, the rodent that has taken up residence in my kitchen will take the bait in the trap and I can get rid of it in Epping Forest.

Describing yesterday's football match as disappointing would be a huge understatement.

I switched off during the middle of the game to watch something else as Gray wasn't worth my time. It seems like I didn't miss anything important as England's performance was not good, which is quite typical for friendly matches.

Declan Rice was present throughout the entire match, leading to speculation that he may not participate in the Tuesday game versus Belgium.

During these meaningless friendly games, Gareth Southgate frequently negotiates with managers to maintain good relationships and prevent players from feigning injuries so they can avoid participation.

From what I gather, Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola came to a mutual understanding that players would be able to participate in a full 90-minute game, albeit a single one. Both Rice and Foden managed to complete their 90-minute game. It's my assumption that we'll witness both Jordan Henderson and Cole Palmer going the full distance during Tuesday's game.

Once more, Kai Havertz successfully netted a goal in Germany's recent triumph against France with a score of 2-0. After his recent appearance as a left back, he was seen playing upfront on the previous match. Often, he may feel somewhat perplexed about which position he should take on the field.

Arteta is still managing a reduced team as 12 players are currently on international duty.

We suffered a 4-0 defeat against QPR during our break time when we played a training game. The focus was mainly on Thomas Partey and Takehiro Tomiyasu who started the match. However, the rest of our team comprised of Under-21 and Under-18 players. After reviewing the match report, it appeared to be a complete mismatch where the opposing team dominated completely and it seemed as if it was an unfair match up of experienced players against young and inexperience ones.

If you're a spectator of the EFL trophy, you'd surely acknowledge the significant difference between the Premier League's academy teams and the League One and Two's experienced players.

Although the youth teams of the Premier League may have superior technical skill, they typically fall short when it comes to physical prowess and endurance. Despite this, participating in the competition is beneficial for the young players' growth, and Arteta and his staff will make note of individuals who confidently challenge their more experienced counterparts.

There's some news on injuries - Fabio Vieira has returned to full training. Only Jurrien Timber is still out for the Manchester City game. I think Gabriel's and Bukayo Saka's injuries will have healed and they'll be available to play.