Comments on: Euro 2012: England v Italy – the head-to-head http://backpagefootball.com/euro-2012-england-v-italy-the-head-to-head/43554/ Fri, 24 May 2013 18:18:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Ian http://backpagefootball.com/euro-2012-england-v-italy-the-head-to-head/43554/comment-page-1/#comment-213692 Ian Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:44:06 +0000 http://backpagefootball.com/?p=43554#comment-213692 A fantastic article Nick, just a shame that the Three lions didn’t quite have the technical ability to match Italy.

Indeed, the point you stated about our inability to keep possession was a major factor in the battery of attacks England had to defend.

Italy were of course the deserved victors, but if there’s one thing that I’ve got out of this tournament as an England fan, it’s that my expectations are much lower than they ever have been, in a positive way.

England are technically miles behind the best teams in Europe, let alone the world, and I’m happy in the knowledge now that we are a work in progress, with a great deal of improvement required to mix it with the big boys.

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