But plenty to aim at.. I think we need to applaud that Pelle is a big and from a defender's point of view awkward player. He is very competent back to goal, he also has good anticipation which is why he seems to be always likely to find a chance. What he lacks is consistency because his finishing skills do not match the rest of his game. This seems to me to be partly about technique and partly, as his body language over the past month or two has shown, about confidence. It might be that it's a bit late in his career to improve some of his technical problems, but confidence is a psychological issue that maybe could be addressed.
Something really strikes a chord inside when you hear "italy worth half time lead through graziano pelle of southampton".
In the end okay. Pelle scored...lovely boy. Italy closed down very well, but didn't threaten a lot, so England deserved to score. Good goal from Townsend which woke Italy up a bit. Kane looked confident and physically strong....remember he is still young. Bertrand got a few more international minutes, so he's in Hodgson's mind...even if buried a bit deep.
