The moment of truth
It’s all over, and there seems to general agreement that the best team in the tournament won the trophy. However there are plenty of precedents in which that did not happen. The 1966 World Cup may have been one.
England lost, and yet they might not have, if they had seized the moment, after the substitutions had been made, and after they had equalised out of nothing. The Spanish were disorganised, off balance and under pressure. England were ascendant and had a throw in around twenty yards from the Spanish goal line. What would Rodri have done? He’d have thrown the ball to Yamal. What did Kyle Walker do? He looked around, for many long seconds, then threw the ball to Stones, who passed it back to Pickford, who went long and gave it back to Spain. They regrouped and England barely saw the ball again.
Courage over caution, that’s what the moment called for. Walker took the opposite approach, and that’s when England lost.
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England was far too cautious in its strategy and should have taken better advantage of its marvellously talented forwards with more emphasis on attacking football. Should have used Ivan Toney and Ollie Watkins more. Whenever they were on the pitch, England’s energy level increased.