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ntluser · 21-06-2006, 08:12

There's too much evidence that England are happy to score one goal and hang on for the rest of the match.

With Owen regretably gone it's time to move to 3 - 4 - 3 with Rooney, Crouch and Lennon up front and Cole, Lampard, Gerrard and Beckham on the half - back line.Ashley Cole, Terry and Callagher complete the fullback line.

Irritatingly, England have a bad habit of dribbling out of their own half when a big boot to our wings would remove the danger of the opposition getting a shot at goal. This would have avoided the shambles in the goalmouth which led to Sweden's second goal.

They also spend a lot of unecessary time in the centre of the pitch with their short passing instead of using the long ball to make the other side run. Beckham's pass to Rooney was a classic example. They need to spread out more and move the ball and themselves up the pitch, as a team, more quickly.

They also spend too much time passing sideways across the pitch and passing backwards instead of moving the ball up the pitch on the offensive.

It was noticeable particularly when we were taking corners that England never had anybody in place outside the opposition penalty area so that when the opposition defence headed the ball out we had someone to kick it back in.This allowed the rapid breaks that threatened our goalmouth.They need to contain the ball in the opposition goal area until someone finally scores.

The best combination was Cole & Cole who showed how effective they could be with rapid movement up the wing in partnership. Getting Beckham to do the same with Lennon could be an equally dangerous combination particularly if Gerrard and Lampard keep up their long shot barrage from just outside the penalty area.

We need to develop the fast flowing, accurate passing and deadly shooting style of Brazil/Portugal/Argentina in attack and a more effective stonewall and clearance style in defence.

We have a winning team if only we can be more positive, more goal hungry and get the tactics right. I hope they manage to get things right in time.

21-06-2006, 08:12	#284
ntluser cf.mega poster Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Manchester Age: 78 Services: Virgin Media XL Telephone,TV with Tivo box & Superhub3 upto 150Mb Broadband, Sky World, & Freeview+ Posts: 1,901	Re: World Cup 2006 Thread There's too much evidence that England are happy to score one goal and hang on for the rest of the match. With Owen regretably gone it's time to move to 3 - 4 - 3 with Rooney, Crouch and Lennon up front and Cole, Lampard, Gerrard and Beckham on the half - back line.Ashley Cole, Terry and Callagher complete the fullback line. Irritatingly, England have a bad habit of dribbling out of their own half when a big boot to our wings would remove the danger of the opposition getting a shot at goal. This would have avoided the shambles in the goalmouth which led to Sweden's second goal. They also spend a lot of unecessary time in the centre of the pitch with their short passing instead of using the long ball to make the other side run. Beckham's pass to Rooney was a classic example. They need to spread out more and move the ball and themselves up the pitch, as a team, more quickly. They also spend too much time passing sideways across the pitch and passing backwards instead of moving the ball up the pitch on the offensive. It was noticeable particularly when we were taking corners that England never had anybody in place outside the opposition penalty area so that when the opposition defence headed the ball out we had someone to kick it back in.This allowed the rapid breaks that threatened our goalmouth.They need to contain the ball in the opposition goal area until someone finally scores. The best combination was Cole & Cole who showed how effective they could be with rapid movement up the wing in partnership. Getting Beckham to do the same with Lennon could be an equally dangerous combination particularly if Gerrard and Lampard keep up their long shot barrage from just outside the penalty area. We need to develop the fast flowing, accurate passing and deadly shooting style of Brazil/Portugal/Argentina in attack and a more effective stonewall and clearance style in defence. We have a winning team if only we can be more positive, more goal hungry and get the tactics right. I hope they manage to get things right in time.