England vs. Germany June 29th 2021

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It's been fine, the issue is that the wingbacks were playing too conservative early on and the CBs were not progressing the ball enough. It got better has the half went on.
Yep. First 10 we were terrible, too deep and very timid. We've pushed up 15yrds or so and with wingbacks. We haven't created loads, but it's been Germany's defence under more pressure than ours in the last 25mins or so.
 
England probably the better side last 30mins. Two midfielders on yellow could be an issue, Phillips lucky not to be sent off. Kane coming into the game a bit, but you'd bite the hand off City for 150m. Maguire excellent.
 
Yep. First 10 we were terrible, too deep and very timid. We've pushed up 15yrds or so and with wingbacks. We haven't created loads, but it's been Germany's defence under more pressure than ours in the last 25mins or so.
Agree, there is very little quality in the middle of the pitch to pick that sort of pass. Luckily England have about 5 players on the bench with that sort of quality, unluckily, Southgate...
 
Kane getting slated.

I'm defending him to my mates out of Spurs bias but he's not looking like a world class player at all right now.
its a mixture of two things, one there is nobody to feed him the ball, secondly he is hiding. On the few occasions the ball has gotten wide look at his position, instead of being centre of the goal in the most likely place to score, he is hiding behind a German player at the back stick, every time so far we've got it wide on either flank.
He isn't covering himself in glory, but also he has no synergy with Sterling who plays the game as my old man used to say "head down, arse up"
 
If we actually watch Kane, he makes runs but is never getting the ball!
He has been surrounded by 4 most of the time.

He's not screaming at people to cross or giving them a bollocking when they don't cross...... Just needs to assert his authority a bit more and demand some crosses into the box
 
From a neutral (kind of) point of view, England have been on top thus far. The only concern for English (and obviously Spurs fans), is that England might have just a small glimpse of lack of concentration that the Germans can capitalise. But, at the moment, Germany are on the back foot and there for the taking.
Agreed, although I wouldn't phrase it that they are there for the taking, they are defending well, hence we haven't created much, but they are certainly under loads of pressure.

Our weak spot was/has been Rice, he's been caught in no man's land 3 or 4 times now. Germany's best moves have been through the middle, but that was early on in the half and since we've pushed up, that looks to be fixed.
 
England probably the better side last 30mins. Two midfielders on yellow could be an issue, Phillips lucky not to be sent off. Kane coming into the game a bit, but you'd bite the hand off City for 150m. Maguire excellent.
The yellow cards to the midfield pair may force Southgate to change it up a bit regardless.
 
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