It's also good to see England keeping possession much better these days and passing the ball more fluently rather than lumping it forward into the mixer at the first sign of trouble. Admittedly, there are times when England need to up the tempo rather than going for another safe pass as was...
It wasn't though. He played well in England's first 2 matches and he is England's best option to play that deep lying midfield playmaker role. Against Slovakia, England were crying out for a number 8 type midfielder who could play a defence splitting pass, a la Modric for Croatia or Ozil for...