It has not started World and we have already experienced the first storm of the summer in USA.Gordonat least, he vindicated himself after the criticism received for his performance before New Zealand: attended Rice and scored a penalty in the discreet victory against Costa Rica (3-0). England The ‘dark cloud’ clears and he is already focusing on the premiere before Croatia.
Already with all his men at his disposal after the absence of the players of the Arsenal in view of New Zealand, Thomas Tuchel He arranged an eleven that – with some nuances – could be quite similar to the one in the premiere against Croatia… where Bellingham He started as a starter in the midfield, along with Madueke and Gordonahead of the double pivot made up of Declan Rice and Elliot Anderson. They also entered Reece James, Konsa and O’Reilly.
There was a desire for football orlando and, despite the fact that the meeting started more than an hour late, the reality is that not a single pin could fit into the game. Inter&Co Stadiumthe new house of Griezmann. There were a lot of English fans present… but no less than Costa Rica. They will not be in the World. But they still have in mind the milestone achieved in the 2014 World Cup.
Was Bellingham who starred in the first chance of the match looking for the long post after pivoting in the ‘piquito’ of the area. Was Ricehowever, who put England ahead in the 10th minute, showing an approach from behind to a pass from Gordonwhich overflowed through the left sector and raised its head to give way behind when it gained the baseline.
Despite taking advantage, the feeling of traffic jam was evident one more day in England. Now, as soon as they accelerated, they generated chances with some ease. kane He almost made it 2-0 with a great header from a set piece and Madueke sent a sensational delivery of Bellinghamwho had a hard time activating, after avoiding Sequeira. He VARHe also came in to correct a penalty awarded to Gordon in stoppage time.
Took risks Tuchel by not making a single change at half-time. But he preferred to give continuity to the starting idea. had not transmitted England the best sensations during the first part and MaduekeAs soon as he returned from the locker room, he tried to correct his previous mistake by tracing the diagonal inwards looking for the square. His shot did not go very wide.
Bellingham was another of those who tried to gain more prominence by joining the left sector and, after the first carousel of changes introduced by Tuchel Once the match time had passed, he made a beautiful run into the area that, now, ended up leading to a penalty. He asked for it Gordon and adjusted his throw to the angle.
came in Rashford in the position of the brand new signing of the Barcelona…while the midfielder real Madrid left his place to a Morgan Rogers that, in the first ball he touched, he sent out a one-on-one pass from Eze with everything to your liking. Watkinsat least, collected a rebound from his Aston Villa teammate to shine a discreet performance by England.
