Sorry but Italy are way better than England are. We are so blinkered. We are no where near favourites.
We will play so passive in our group games. They are on it. Chasing. Closing down. They went 1-0 up. They kept up the tempo. England would revert to passing for the sake of it. Backwards and sideways. And then struggle last 10. I don’t understand why teams who dominate games and score then revert to playing passive and defensive. Like it’s a tactical masterclass. Your on top. Go for the kill.
They are playing well. They have just killed off the game like a winning side. I guarantee you that’s not what England will do. Our mentality is to defend after going ahead and then we get punished. Southgate has to go for the wins this tournament. He cannot play passive.
Some people where saying that Turkey where the dark horses of the tournament. Italy are winning and playing well. I guarantee we won’t do that against anyone.