Comments on: Revived England progess in Group C http://backpagefootball.com/revived-england-progess-in-group-c/7000/ Tue, 21 May 2013 01:31:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Colm http://backpagefootball.com/revived-england-progess-in-group-c/7000/comment-page-1/#comment-7547 Colm Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:26:07 +0000 http://backpagefootball.com/?p=7000#comment-7547 England were never going to put in a performance to convince anyone that they are among the top teams in the tournament, but they needed a win and they got it.

The balance that came from the width Milner provided and Gerrard’s less rampaging role on the inside left gave the fullbacks a much better chance to cross the halfway line and get involved in the play (Johnson and Cole completed the most number of passes in the game).

This graphic shows England’s balance and Cole’s passing involvement: http://totalfootball2010.posterous.com/engs-better-balance-got-the-fullbacks-involve-1

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