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Originally Posted by demonrail666

But that's the point. It wasn't that we'd run out of pace; tactically we just chose not to exploit it by trying to do a Spain, which we're not good enough to pull off (although to be fair nor are Spain these days)

really?

for me colombia resembled “spain” later in the game— controlling possession, pressing high, circulating the ball, trying to create chances... you mean spain vs. spain?

if so, colombia was better at playing that slow game.

if you could actually play fast at that point but chose not to (??) then it was a poor choice indeed.

but how was that... are you sure this was by choice?

england did attempt some counters but they were nowhere near quick enough i thought. vardy all alone up front... did not pan out

guess i’ll have to rewatch that extra time at some point & reassess.