Only saw the second half – looked a really entertaining game.
Is it just me, or have every team I’ve seen (other than Sweden, luckily) made me think “they’d cause England trouble”?
The only crap game I’ve seen so far was England-France.
What England needs is one (ideally two) players who are just comfortable on the ball IN AREAS THAT MATTER. Anyone can look good stroking easy passes in their own half whilst going nowhere – but if you look at some of the first touches in the Poland-Russia game, they are in a different class from ‘Lead Boots’ Milner and co.
A decent first touch leads to more time and space, more time to weigh up the options, better balance to beat a player etc. Why can’t England players be confident on the ball in the last third?!