by kazza » Mon Jul 15, 2024 8:09 am
I think Defence did well because England played defensively.
I think they got a very lucky draw just like they did in the last Euros where they didn’t play a good team until they reached the final, remember Holland was a third place team. England don’t have enough high technique players that can hold the ball and make things happen. Kane slows the game down yet England build the team around him. He is definitely not a world class player even though the English press build him up to be, he is good at taking penalties. I see Palmer being the next Kane and the press are already building him up accordingly, another good penalty taker. At the start I would have said the only world class player we have is Bellingham, world class players show up in these moments and he was a passenger. Pre tournament all the talk was of England being favorites….. well, only in England and the English press. No other countries thought we were favorites. PL is not the national team!
I think as the last Euros, England over achieved.