Between Denmark and England, a tempting “revenge” is looming in Frankfurt this Thursday (6 p.m.) for the second match of Group C of this Euro. In the semi-final of the last Euro, in 2021, the “Three Lions” won 2-1 in overtime, after the Danes led 1-0… Of course, the situation is different this Thursday, it being understood that This is only the 2nd outing for both teams in Group C.
After its victory over Serbia (1-0) on Sunday, England has an opportunity to slip into the round of 16 on the economy this Thursday. Dominant in the first period against the Serbs, but unable to make the break after Bellingham’s quick goal (13th), Southgate’s players did not show much afterwards, in the poorest match in shots – 11 – since forty-four years at the Euro…
“This team is still developing”
Denmark constitutes a good test, and without real consequences, for England, which is intractable most of the time against small teams, but often gets stuck against opponents of higher caliber, such as Brazil (0-1) or Belgium (2-2) recently.
“This team is still getting used to it,” argued the British coach, who did not select several executives for the Euro, Rashford, Sterling, Sancho, Maddison, Grealish or Maguire in favor of young people such as Eze, Wharton or Guehi. Everyone expects us to wander around, but there is a lot of hard work ahead of us. We are still missing some things. We try to find the best possible solutions. »
Southgate, here with Saka, knows that there is still a long way to go in this Euro. Icon Sports
It is on the side of offensive animation that Southgate has planned adjustments. Whoever against Serbia, Kane, placed very high to fix the opposing defensive hinge near his goal and free up space for his midfielders, should be able to get away a little more and participate in the construction as he likes and knows how to do so well . This could benefit Foden, who has been brilliant all season with Manchester City but who is still not convincing in the selection. “Phil (Foden) must show that he wants more than the others and we have seen that Jude Bellingham is a little superior to him in this area,” said former Arsenal attacking midfielder, Cesc Fabregas, on the microphone from the BBC. Foden needs to get his personality back and do what he does with Manchester City. »
However, the English, in addition to their own problems, will also have to take the opponent into consideration. A bit like them, the Danes took the lead against Slovenia thanks to Christian Eriksen, before struggling for the last twenty minutes and being caught by the score (1-1). In addition, England will be facing one of the most “English” teams in the Euro with a group in which fourteen players play or have played across the Channel.
