Yet, in the immediate aftermath of the Scotland game, when it felt like we were being gaslit into believing England had lost 5-0, the critics were demanding more attacking players. England have had possession, 60% against Scotland and 50% against Croatia, so this is not Spurs playing on the counter. We all love the idea of total football but against Scotland, England didn’t so much interchange positions as wander out of them, clogging up the middle of the pitch. An unconvincing draw with Scotland didn’t make England chumps any more than an encouraging win over Croatia made them champs. MORE : What England need to do to qualify and who could they play in the last 16 at Euro 2020?

Source: Metro June 22, 2021 07:07 UTC