The Guardian
"Mason Mount came into England's midfield to offer a hint of craft. In the event he played so high up the pitch, creating an overloaded four-man front line, that Henderson and Declan Rice were left undermanned against a trio of neat, skilful opponents," writes Barney Ronay for the Guardian.
"This was more than just a change of texture. It was a full-on, unrehearsed change of shape in a live qualifying game, a relax of tension in the centre that left England scrabbling for a hold.
"Henderson moved constantly to cover spaces, but somehow always opening another behind him.
"It was not really his fault. Henderson thrives in a coherent system. This was not that.
"Mount looked lost at times. He touched the ball eight times in the opening half hour.
"Time and again Alex Kral popped up in space behind him, a galloping shaggy-haired figure who ran the game for periods in the first half."
The Telegraph
"Gareth Southgate has not suffered too many bad nights as England manager, but this was one," writes Matt Law for the Telegraph .
"His change of formation meant Mount effectively had to start in a front four, just behind striker Harry Kane and, in the first half, it did not work.
"It was an odd move from Southgate, who, in trying to offer England’s shaky back four more protection, effectively left Mount in no man’s land.
"Southgate admitted as much by changing his formation for the second period, allowing Mount to play slightly further back on the left of a more conventional midfield three.
"And, unsurprisingly, Chelsea’s academy graduate looked far more at home.
Daily Mirror
"Mason Mount will never forget the night in Prague when he made his full England debut, writes Andy Dunn for the Daily Mirror."Unlike almost everyone else.
"Not that his 71 minutes of virtual anonymity were his fault. Oh no, the blame on that score lies squarely with Gareth Southgate.
"But, leaving the Sinobo Stadium, there will have been few English figures quite as frustrated as Mount.
"It goes without saying every player is desperate to make an impact in their first start for their country.
"Mount never laid a serious glove on this game."
Daily Mail
"Mount’s inclusion made sense on so many levels," writes Dominic King for the Daily Mail. "He has overtaken Ross Barkley at Stamford Bridge and has now, seemingly, done the same with England; James Maddison is having a fine campaign with Leicester but he is behind Mount in the pecking order and wouldn’t have started here, either.
"We can say with confidence, too, he is currently ahead of Dele Alli, whose fitness is holding him back, and Jesse Lingard too. There is, without question, an opportunity for Mount to make the position his own going into the European Championships.
"Nerves could have been an issue but it was clear when you watched him go through his early paces that Mount was ready. He was buoyant in the warm-up, excelling in the shooting drill when he swept drives with both feet into the top corner past Jordan Pickford.
"A bad night for England, without question, but it not one that should force Southgate to make kneejerk decisions. Mount has the ability to play regularly for England.
"He deserves a second chance to show there is more to him than just hard work."
