Steph Houghton
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first heard Jan 2020
last heard 24 Jun
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Chappers were at a World Cup here and I just don't want to disrespect Ghana because tonight they were really, really good at what they did and they made it really, really hard for England to create the chances that we normally did if we had that little bit more space.
Yeah, of course, and I think especially with the quality that we have in the squad and
Look, a lot of these players come across these formations, whether that's in the Premier League, the Bundesliga, Champions League, so they know what it takes to break teams like Ghana down in terms of their formation, what they're wanting to do and sit in that low kind of block as a team.
I think we had more than enough quality that was starting the game, but also that came off the bench to be able to do that.
So I think, of course, yeah, be happy that we're top of the group.
But I think for the standard and the expectation and the manager that we have, I think even though it was a difficult night, we have to try and find a way to score, whether that's early on or in the last minute.
And I think that's what the players have been really frustrated about, because we have the tools to be able to unlock that defence.
Yeah, without a doubt.
And I think that's one of the secrets of trying to break down a team that's really defensive and is really compact and really structured, is that how can you make the pitch as big as possible, but also you need to do it quick.
And I think that was evident in the first half.
I think if Gordon Madwecki had stayed a little bit wider, it would really stretch Garner in terms of from a defensive point of view, because...
especially when you're getting through the game chapters to defend like that for a full 90 minutes from a concentration kind of point of view sometimes you're going to switch off and you need to try and find that moment and when rashford came on i think he did need the ball a little bit quicker but because gays taking that many touches it's hard to do that but i think overall i think our intensity could just be that little bit quicker and we've got players that play at such a high intensity
week in week out for clubs that I think when you play against this system it's so important that you do things quickly because as a defender you like to see everything in front of you you don't want people on your back shoulder you don't want to be looking around you want everything in front so then he can make the decisions and it was very clear and I think for probably 70-80 minutes I think we made it a little bit easy for Ghana to defend and to see where everybody else is but the likes of Rodgers and Eze and Nico O'Reilly trying to make the box
I think it caused confusion and I think the more bodies in the box allowed us to create them little chances.
And unfortunately, the chance that fell to Harry Kane, nine times out of ten, he would have scored that.
I think it's his timing of his execution of his shot.
I think he always waits that little bit longer to steady himself.
And then, I mean, this one here, it's just a powerful strike.
And I think with the likes of De Bruyne, giving him crosses where he can finish, he's proved clinical.
And this goal here, I think this is far too easy for Man City to play how they are.
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