Gareth Southgate's haters silenced as England boss gets every call right in World Cup opener 🟢 A 6-2 thrashing of Iran full of vibrancy and gusto was a firm riposte to those who accuse Southgate of being boring and defensive ✍️ danielstorey85 in Doha
for goals. Kane is England’s joint-highest goalscorer at major tournaments , but Sterling had been his only reliable goalscoring accomplice. Harry Maguire was the third top scorer in England’s starting XI.
More pleasing even than England’s goalscoring democracy was their passing out from defence. All week, the players have insisted that the recent run of form has not dented the confidence of defenders who, Kieran Trippier aside, have had difficult seasons at club level. But Maguire, Stones and Shaw rarely hurried passes and almost never knocked the ball long through panic. They will face better pressing sides than Iran at this World Cup, but it bodes well.
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