England VS Serbia, Bellingham in superb control as England await full strength

Twenty years later, 20-year-old Bellingham in his European Cup debut performance amazing, defensive coverage, with the ball to promote, forward attack a number of all-round, and even the England team is by virtue of his header in the first half of the breakthrough, 1-0 to beat the strength of the not bad Serbia, got the European Cup open red.

Comparison of the two compartments, Bellingham control of the performance of the whole field is obviously more amazing than the predecessor, but rely on his "single-core drive" to lead the team also exposed the problem of England.

Bellingham in the field when the impact of a horse first, backfield push when he rampage, the Serbian team is known for tough Gudelj and its confrontation are difficult to fight, and even in the second half of the early off, England's No. 10 degree of toughness can be seen.

Statistically, Bellingham's Euro debut was also very impressive, scoring the only goal of the match, with a pass success rate of 96%, four long passes, all successful, ground scrambling 8 out of 14, and contributing 3 tackles, 2 clearances, 1 interception, and a dominant performance.

However, Bellingham also has a big problem - his individual play is out of touch with the team as a whole.

This is very similar to Rooney 20 years ago, when he played alone, he was very brave, and with his youthful energy, he could drive the whole team forward. However, this style of play is very physical, and Bellingham's performance in the first and second halves varied greatly, which was directly related to his over-excitement in the first half, running too much, sprinting with the ball too much, and consequently losing his fitness in the second half.

At the same time, the Real Madrid midfielder focused on self-play style of play also let teammates a little confused. In the first half of the game, Bellingham forward and back to grab everything, so that the Three Lions have a kind of super middle and lower reaches of the team all rely on foreign aid "single core team" feeling, Kane's pull back to receive the ball, Foden's ribs, Saka, Walker's powerful impact on the right side of the road are rarely seen, England's attack although there are many chances, but the effect is not ideal.

Southgate will have to help Bellingham out in the coming games, especially going into the knockout rounds where it is unlikely that he will be able to beat strong opponents on one man's ability.

England's first game was a bit of a search for form, you can see that apart from Bellingham's positive performance, the Three Lions as a whole didn't fully power, Southgate is still trying to try to find the optimal solution for a few hidden positions.

The reason why Southgate finally gave up on the injured Maguire is because he is really assured of the center back candidate. The good thing is that in this game, the defender Gueye performance is good, active defense, fighting spirit, in addition to the defense of the high ball is slightly inferior, the front of the defense, the defense to fill in the position, out of the ball string and so on, there is no cracks.

What's even more encouraging is that Stones' form is also clearly back, coupled with Rice's back to protect, at least in the group stage Southgate won't have to worry too much about the middle of the defense.

Another hidden danger for the Three Lions is the back position. Rice's play at the back directly affects the team's overall performance. Now he lacks a stable and reliable partner. At present, the Three Lions lack the type of Kalvin Mark Phillips at the back, no one can be strong in tackling, blocking and stealing at the same time, and can also control the ball and pass the ball, and even sort out the attack.

In this game, Arnold and Gallagher, who played successively, are both characters with extremely obvious advantages and disadvantages. Arnold passes accurately, free kicks are excellent and can even pull the side to contribute to the attack, but his physical condition is not good, defensive ability is not strong, Serbia team many attacks are due to his mistakes. As for Gallagher, the Blues midfield positive attitude, fierce plagiarism, defense does not spare physical strength, attack dare to insert, quite the style of Lampard. However, compared to Lampard, he has a significant gap in ball control and passing organization, and is more like an engineer who can put in an attack with a submachine gun and bazooka.

In the next game, Southgate may give Mainoo, Wharton two juniors some opportunities, they all have the attributes of defense + organization, Mainoo is more adept at carrying the ball to promote, Wharton is more solid and tough, from the overall configuration, perhaps these two juniors are worth a try.

Southgate has said that if England don't win the title, he may choose to leave.
It is clear that Southgate is aiming for the title. He has been at the helm of the Three Lions for many years and has achieved good results in the Euros and World Cup, but with the passage of time and the impending aging of Kane, Walker and other powerhouse superstars, England desperately needs to capitalize on the ever-shortening window to win the title.

With the strategic goal of winning the championship, there must be a matching tactical thinking. After the start of the European Cup, Germany, Spain, the two giants of the firepower to beat their opponents, Italy, the Netherlands can also score two goals in a single game, while England only 1-0 win, and even in the second half by the Balkans all the way to the pressure, from the point of view of the spectacle alone, it is indeed very uninspiring.

However, in order to win the European Cup, you need to play seven matches, do not have to be obsessed with the scene of a game. England got three points, but also through the real not bad tough, fiery Serbia test their own several soft spots of the degree of resistance, looking at the long term this is not a bad thing.

In fact, when Bellingham "can't bring it", Kane's signature pull back to control the rhythm, Foden as the axis of the left side of the group cooperation, Rice in the back of the movement to protect, Bowen came on the scene after the ability to blitz the Three Lions tactical backhand.

I believe that with the return of Luke Shaw, England's left attack and defense will also be improved, and the Three Lions bench is also sitting on Palmer, Watkins, Gordon, Eze and other attacking powerhouses, the game of the European Cup has just begun, and the best is yet to come!