Whichever system is selected, Gareth Southgate must implement one thing if England are to beat Spain at Euro 2024, writes MARTIN KEOWN
8 months, 1 week ago

Whichever system is selected, Gareth Southgate must implement one thing if England are to beat Spain at Euro 2024, writes MARTIN KEOWN

Daily Mail  

Once again, Gareth Southgate is on the verge of greatness, taking England to within one win of our first men’s trophy since 1966. Gareth Southgate has shown his tactical flexibility in the knockout stages at Euro 2024 The England boss cannot let Manchester City's Rodri run the game for Spain in Sunday's final He could put Jude Bellingham on Rodri to limit the Spanish midfielder's space in the middle He could also call upon Rodri's Man City team-mate, Phil Foden, to keep a close eye on him The best example I’ve seen at Euro 2024 of a team tying down Rodri was Germany, who had Ilkay Gundogan sit on the Spaniard. England can't get fooled by Spain's left-side ploy Celebrating his 17th birthday on Saturday, Lamine Yamal is football’s newest sensation who should still be in school but taught France a lesson in Spain’s last game. The majority of Spain's attacks come down the left, freeing up Lamine Yamal on the right Nico Williams has been brilliant for Spain, but Kyle Walker and Bukayo Saka should be able to handle him between them on the right hand side of England's back line England cannot leave teenage wonderkid Yamal in one-v-one situations on the opposite flank Spanish will have learnt from Koeman's tactical tinkering The best 45 minutes produced by England at these Euros came in the first half against the Netherlands when we outnumbered them in midfield. Ronald Koeman tweaked his tactics to stop England outnumbering his Dutch side in midfield One suspects Spain will have noted that in their analysis and will not let England outnumber them in that area.

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