Neither the Netherlands nor Ecuador nor England, the three teams that could seal access to the round of 16 with the second victory of the competition, met the challenge. The British had a chance against USA, an unbeatable rival for them: they have never beaten him in a World Cup. Neither in 1950 (0-1) nor in 2010 (1-1) nor in Qatar (0-0).
After a 6-2 rout over Iran, England had to settle for a disappointing draw that is sure to lower the stakes for their bid. another one awaits you fratricidal duel against Wales on the last day to tie up what he let slip due to a lack of drive and ambition. Also game.
a hoax
Saka’s run and Kane’s shot that Zimmerman deflected for a corner in the 9th minute was the announcement of something that did not exist. A hoax. England were unable to add one more dangerous action until the stroke of half-time – a great shot deflected by Turner – and the United States had only one shot from Pulisic, a left-footed shot that bounced off the crossbar. If it weren’t for the stadium paraphernalia, I would have gone through a preseason friendly, in which the rivals don’t even hit each other due to the absence of fouls. Which does not indicate that fluid football was seen.
England occupied the rival plot but did not know how to create spaces, which hardly existed, based on movements and passes, while the United States progressed by inertia due to the lack of pressure from their rival. Southgate does not belong to the category of the brave and ordered the orderly withdrawal: there was barely a timid opposition barrier formed by Kane, Mount and Sterling when the Americans intended to build.
Pulisic has poison
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Pulisic’s shot was not a scam. He was the most consistent of all the forwards that appeared. Old acquaintance of the English defense for playing for Chelsea, he was watched more closely afterwards to prevent him from giving another scare. Pulisic spat venom on every corner he took, all flawless, none well or comfortably finished off, with Maguire last-staying to provide bangs when needed to deflect the ball.
The duel is heading towards an outcome in the strategy in the absence of someone to provide imagination. The soft drink Grealish came out to exploit the weaknesses of ex-Barcelona Sergiño Dest. As his coach didn’t quite trust him, she changed him for Moore. Rashford entered but suffocated with no room to breathe. No one found Kane, who came out of the area to touch the ball from time to time and only appeared in the 93rd minute to hit a very bad header. England did nothing to deserve qualification.