by Durhamfootman » Fri Dec 01, 2023 11:05 pm
well.... don't I feel silly?
actually, no I don't. I have no idea how England got themselves back into the game, because I've only just gone in to see what the final score was, but I stand by everything I said earlier. There's something not right with this side atm, and I can't put my finger on what it is, other than that they don't seem to have a settled XI, or an understanding of which combination of players will work against which sides. At the same time, every team they play knows exactly how to play against England, because they all keep on scoring the same goals. Sit back until England commit 8 players forward, then hit them on the break with long passes in behind and at pace. Recently, England have struggled to defend that no matter what combination of players they utilise at the back
England still need Belgium to do them a favour on Tuesday, because things are not yet quite in their own hands..... they'll need to score a load of goals against Scotland should NL win. In addition to their defensive struggles, the sheer number of stupid, unnecessary goals that England have conceded in this campaign beggars belief. In particular the defensive pass forward to a midfielder running back towards them who can only give the defender the ball back because they're surrounded by the opposition players is fraught with danger and has me putting my hands in front of my face all the time... disaster waiting to happen.... stop it, for crying out loud!
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