'The all-round perception was that this is a new-look England who have changed their ways of punting long balls up field but when we pressed them it turned out that they haven’t,” Sime Vrsaljko. Ouch. And sadly true Most teams go long when under pressure, but England seem to be one of the worst for doing this
When we score 8 out 12 goals from set pieces you can see this is the most viable option. Hoping for a corner or a freekick from the long punt.