Most teams want to play an attractive style that everyone likes, but the US knows how to defend against teams that play like that. Phil Neville must go direct and England can win
England can beat the USA. As much as I hate to say it, my advice to Phil Neville would be to go direct. Most teams want to be entertaining, pass the ball, and play an attractive style that everyone likes to see and play. The problem for England is that the US knows how to defend against teams that play like that. The way to win is to catch the US with their lack of speed in defense and the way to do that is to play fast and direct.
England can’t let the US get ahead early. As the Americans showed against France, once they go one up, the US can lock up the game. The great irony is that at the Rio Olympics in 2016, Sweden packed the box against us and won a penalty shoot out. Against France, the US took a similar approach but executed it slightly differently by scoring early and then dropping the whole midfield back to defend.
Written by Hope Solo
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/29/an-insiders-guide-to-how-england-can-beat-usa under the title “An insider’s guide to how England can beat USA”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
