Tag: pressing
Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s thankless task, Martin Odegaard’s pressing and Andreas Pereira’s corners in The Debrief | Football News
The 19 runs made by Dominic Calvert-Lewin challenging the Brighton backline on the opening weekend remain the most by any Premier League player this season. There were 17 more of them in the 4-0 defeat to Tottenham. He tops the list for attacking runs. Not that this would be spotted even if watching the game…
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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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