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England's Control, Beating Messi’s Argentina & The Real ‘Dark Horses’: The Big World Cup Preview Pt. 2

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast

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England - I'm Not Sure Whether It's Subjective Concerns or Objective Concerns

There are some genuine concerns about England's shape. There is a question mark in the centre of midfield as well, just in terms of individuals. Calvin Phillips won the England Player of the Year award for 2021. I don't think England is going to score many goals but I'm still relatively confident they won't concede many either. It does feel like a group more so than any other with quite a low goal expectancy and not a ton of free-flowing attacking teams. But there's definitely enough attacking quality that Michael's already spoken about. Still great chances.

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