A LACK of “passion”, “ability” and “experience” have been highlighted as the causes of England’s “abysmal” performance at Euro 2016.

Evesham United boss Paul Collicutt and Malvern Town manager Les Jones have slammed Roy Hodgson’s men who were stunned 2-1 by Iceland in the last 16 on Monday.

After surrendering an early advantage following Wayne Rooney’s third minute penalty, England failed to find a response against a country who have a population of about 330,0000.

Collicutt said he was “bitterly disappointed” by the result and criticised the players.

“On the night Iceland were the better side,” he said.

“They wanted it more than England which is very disappointing.

“They are professional footballers and there were things that were going on the pitch that night that I could not believe.

“There was a lack of passion and ability. They were struggling to pass the ball five yards to one another.

“They have let themselves down and let a lot of their fellow countrymen down because a lot of people paid a lot of money to go and watch them play and that performance was abysmal.”

Jones was among those who went out to watch England during the tournament as he saw them play out a 1-1 draw with Russia.

Having been impressed with the way they played that day, Jones said he “shocked” by their early exit.

“I really expected them to beat Iceland, especially after scoring so early,” he said.

“I did not expect Iceland to come back so soon and I think that’s what effected our talented young players.

“They could not seem to be able to turn it around and could not build up a head of steam and get consistent pressure.”

Jones believed England could have done with the experienced heads of Chelsea defender John Terry and Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick.

“We did not have enough experienced players on the pitch to steer us through,” Jones added.

Hodgson ended his four-year stay as manager and Collicutt and Jones believe England will be able to bounce back from this latest disappointment.

“There is an awful lot of good things about English football,” Collicutt said.

“But until we find a manager that can play like we play in the Premiership we are not going to move on.

“We have one of the strongest leagues in the world.

“Yes, we have got a lot of foreign players who play here, but we have also got good English players.”

Jones added: “I think once the Premier League starts up again the match (against Iceland) will be forgotten.”