Because Italy had been involved in a hard game in the jungle. They looked leggy in the second half and some of them looked like they were running through treacle.
Honestly, the two European sides got done up like a kipper by being drawn to play first up in Manaus.
Or whether our players are intelligent enough to carry out those tactics?
We have qualified for two major tournments under Hodgson, with a mediocre defence, and with a mediocre forward line in the Euros of 2012. We have two years until the next one -lets hope we do exactly what France seem to...