stmichael wrote:Listen, Gerrard is a terrific player but as I've said in the past he's so one-paced it's untrue. If a game isn't being played at a breakneck tempo then he'll do his best to ensure it's played that way. Playing to Gerrard's strengths involves getting the ball from back to front as quickly as possible and giving him the opportunity to shoot from 25 yards. No other national team on earth plays like that.
puroresu wrote:England do not have a genuine class midfield player who can just sit and pass the ball. A player who can control and dictate a game. Without that type of player u see what happens.
ivor_the_injun wrote:Gerrard was abysmal, but those around him were no better. Lampard gave a masterclass of reasons why he shouldn't be in the first 11, I'm not sure Barry completed a single pass successfully, and as for the defence... absolutely hopeless.
Bammo wrote:Can someone give a reasonable explanation why England don't play at a high tempo? Every Premiership team does, yet we slow it down at intenational level and play a game suited to the opponents.
ivor_the_injun wrote:Bammo wrote:Can someone give a reasonable explanation why England don't play at a high tempo? Every Premiership team does, yet we slow it down at intenational level and play a game suited to the opponents.
I think the problem is that we do intend to play at a high tempo, but our players are so terrible at passing the ball that the wheels come off every attack almost immediately.
We started with a real urgency yesterday, and there did look like there was that kind of mission in mind, but a slack pass got snaffled up, and suddenly the ball was going through Carson at the other end.
Bammo wrote:England heat signatures
This is an interesting feature. Looking at Gerrard's info it makes it even clearer he played too deep. He was in our box more than Croatia's!
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