Coady’s call up was an unlikely stop on a long journey but he impressed

If he has not lost his voice, there will be at least one member of this ­England party who will want to tell his family all about his antics on this mini tour.

Hoarse he might be, but you will probably be unable to shut Conor Coady up.

His was not an individual performance to particularly remember here – there were precious few, if any, of those.

But he acquitted himself well and relished every second of a forgettable contest.

It was hard to resist comparisons between debutants over these past couple of games. No one would suggest any of the first-timers felt anything other than barely containable pride but this was a moment Coady could only have dreamed of.

In the case of Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood, England recognition was ­always going to be a staging post in careers ­earmarked for stardom from a very early stage.

Their call-ups were rites of passage, Coady’s an unlikely stop on a long ­journey.

There was never much chance of Coady taking any sort of Covid risk on his first tour of duty.

Remember, it was hard to recall anyone reacting to a Gareth Southgate phone-call with such raw emotion.

But Coady is no competition-winner. He might have got the nod from Southgate only because Harry Maguire was found by a court to have been uncivilised in Greece but Coady could have counted himself a touch unfortunate not to have been in the squad at an earlier stage.

And there was certainly no lack of self-belief on his opening outing. The acoustics in the Parken Stadium were echo chamber-standard and the accent that reverberated with greatest frequency belonged to Coady.

He certainly has the voice of a leader.

Since football’s behind-closed-doors restart, Coady now goes straight to the top of the vocal list.

From a player released by Liverpool as a youngster, this was a running Scouse commentary.

But Coady does not lead Wolves and is not a club ever-present just because he can make himself heard.

And the reason Southgate wanted a closer look is Coady’s expertise in a ­system featuring three ­central defenders.

It was occasionally on show here and one or two long, diagonal passes to Trent Alexander-Arnold were decent enough.

But in keeping with his team-mates – and that is without exception – he gave the ball away far too ­frequently.

This formation is unlikely to be the way forward for Southgate and the personnel was not necessarily suited to the system. Two holding midfielders anyone?

It was hard not to feel a bit of sympathy for another debutant, Leeds United’s Kalvin Phillips, competing for the same ­duties as Declan Rice.

But there was no excuse for the lack of precision and imagination that ran through this side for long periods.

This was a starting ­formula unlikely to be tried again by England boss Southgate.

That does not mean Coady, 27, should struggle to add to this first cap.

The worry, though, for the Wolves man is that Southgate would not consider him for a back four and, with Maguire returning, one ­central defender will probably have to make way.

But while it was hardly a stunning debut, Coady, during his first England trip, did more than enough during his time on and off the pitch to warrant another look.

And at least he will be mad keen to tell ­everybody all about it when he gets home.