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Originally Posted by marcop
I still support England, even though I've been in the US for 35+ years, and I have to admit I laughed after Iceland scored their second goal. I knew how it was going to end... just wished I'd put some money on the game.
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The odds were too good to miss out on. So I put about £100 on Iceland. Lose I win, win I lose.
No one in the team was very good. The lack of talent was shown when the prime goal scorers were relegated to taking corners and free kicks from the wings. The lack of being able to pass a ball forward that cut through packed defences was abysmal. Yes, they had possession, it rarely amounted to much. Yes they had a lot of shots, that didn't amount to much.
Review the goals other teams score against packed defences. Either a great through ball, a cross to a centre forward or fluke. I would have played Vardy or Andy Carrol at the front, at a push both with Vardy feeding off Carrol. Then find a player who can play long accurate balls to these forwards with other running in to back them up.
The problem is finding English players who can pass or cross a long ball. Certainly, no one in Monday night's side it capable. Most struggle to taker a corner with any accuracy.