England dismissed Ireland while producing one of the most one-sided periods of play ever seen at the Aviva Stadium
Ireland assistant manager John O'Shea and manager Ireland head coach needs to step out of the shadow of assistants such as John O'Shea soon. Photograph: James Crombie/Inphoand Gareth Southgate – had trusted him to be the central creative hub of his team’s attack. The boos from the Dublin crowd, far from inhibiting him, just made him feel more important and special. Unexpectedly – gloriously – Grealish was the main character again. He hasn’t felt this alive since he was at Aston Villa.
The week after England v Iceland, Guardiola started work at Manchester City. Premier League football is now practically a different sport. In Dublin, England played 713 passes to Ireland’s 203, and gave possession away just 14 times. Their players are doing at international level what they do every week for their clubs. As Rice said after Saturday’s game, “a lot of the players that play at City, Liverpool, Arsenal, we play a similar way, so it’s easy to adapt.
The Italian team pressed man to man all over the pitch. When any Leverkusen player was on the ball there was an Atalanta player hunting him down. Whoever he might pass to would have another Atalanta player hunting him down. Heimir Hallgrímsson and assistants Paddy McCarthy and John O'Shea during the defeat by England. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho
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