Defense:
John Terry and Rio Ferdinand are the mainstays of that defense but Neville and Ashley Cole could be liabilities defensively.
We need to work the flanks and pressure their wingbacks into defending instead of them overlapping
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Kenwyne Jones is the man to do this!!!!!
Midfield:
Lampard, Cole ,Gerrard and Beckham make this one of the best in the world. The midfiled matchup will determine the result of this game.
Theobald will struggle against these type of players because they are very physical and skillful. We need Whitley and Birchall to be very physical with Lampard and Gerrard. We must shut them dowm and do not allow them shots on goal.
Forwards:
This is England's achilles heel. Without a fit Owen and Rooney they are a shadow of themselves. We have to get real physical with Crouch. They are superior to us with the dead ball situation so we cannot give away too many free kicks.
In conclusion, we have to close down the passing lanes and force them to make lateral passes instead of forward. The English team appear to not be playing as a team now. Now may be the best time to play them- I personally feel that Beenhakker is a SUPERIOR coach to ERICKSON.