Magicpole
Well-Known Member
The Danes created chances and breached your defence more than a few times, as brilliant as Walker was. The Italians are a step up. Mancini knows that and I think will high press you into errors. Counter attacking at top speed. It's going to be some game, but don't think the Italians won't go for your throats. They will every chance they get.I wonder how Mancini is going to approach this, because if he thinks he can counterattack like he did vs. Spain and Belgium, he's going to find out very quickly that counterattacking a side with Kyle Walker in the backline is futile.
For England, he doesn't just defend the right side, he's coming across and mopping up anything played in between Shaw and Maguire as well.