Originally Posted by
scientificred
I still think that will be the plan. Allow Italy a lot of possession but little penetration and hit them fast and hard on the break.
Agree with your thoughts on Chiesa but if he comes here someone goes like Mo or Sadio or Firmino.
I think the salient point is if Italy do set up and press England like that, there's a back seven including Prickford who all have mistakes in them when put under such pressure, especially through a press, no ability at keeping and using the ball in tight areas and crucially, not one of them can play a quality longer ball forward to release Sterling or Sancho and Italy pressing like that will block the lines for any ball to Kane or to feet, they can effectively have Jorginho sitting in front of Kane to stop service coming to him and push both full backs aggressively onto Sterling and Sancho and follow them if they wander in field
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