Jordan Pickford’s long balls part of England’s problem at Euro 2024? It is impacting possession and pressing | Football News

“We are not keeping the ball well enough. It is as simple as that. We have to keep the ball better and build with more control. Then we will be defending less and we will have more confidence.” Some of Gareth Southgate’s comments in the immediate aftermath of England’s disappointing 1-1 draw with Denmark on…

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Man City vs Brighton: Is Pep Guardiola being surpassed by Roberto De Zerbi’s possession game? | Football News

It wasn’t just Pep Guardiola’s first league defeat at Arsenal. A tangible, potential, changing-of-the-guard moment. It was the fewest shots a Guardiola side had produced in a league game for more than a decade. Down the M23, Roberto De Zerbi’s Brighton had just drawn 2-2 with Liverpool. It was not the result they wanted, but…

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