Jack Grealish may have played his way into England's first XI and the other THINGS WE LEARNED
3 years, 6 months ago

Jack Grealish may have played his way into England's first XI and the other THINGS WE LEARNED

Daily Mail  

England expected much better and it was, indeed, an improvement on Friday night. England sealed top spot in Group D via a 1-0 victory over Czech Republic at Wembley Gareth Southgate's side take two wins and a draw into the Euro 2020 knockout stages JACK'S THE LAD FOR ENGLAND It was like the return from exile of a much-loved prince. All in all, it was a small step change for England from the lethargy of the opening games; a step change in the right direction England have missed Harry Maguire's distribution from the back and ball carrying skills GARETH SOUTHGATE REALLY DOESN'T LIKE JADON SANCHO BUT, THEN AGAIN, BUKAYO SAKA IS VERY, VERY GOOD Yes, he has a lot of attacking players. Sancho replaced the impressive Bukayo Saka for England's last substitution on Tuesday FROM SET-PIECE KINGS TO SUNDAY LEAGUE From being the set-piece kings at Russia 2018, England are looking Sunday League here. England are becoming adept at winning matches by a slender margin like in Tuesday's tie You can’t help feeling one of the principal learnings was the Didier Deschamps mantra of never getting carried away with having an impressive array of attacking talent.

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