5 Things We Learned from England vs Brazil

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Published: June 3, 2013

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1. This is a poor Brazil side



This Brazil side is, at best, distinctly average. They may have brought back their 2002 World Cup winning manager in Luiz Felipe Scolari, but they cannot bring back the players who formed a juggernaut on their way to glory in that tournament.

You'd be hard pressed to find too many from Sunday's game against England who would have started for Brazil in 2002, apart from possibly Neymar. Brazil currently look a world away from a team capable of taking next summer's home World Cup by storm. It's going to be a stressful 12 months for Big Phil.

 

2. Joe Hart is Vital for England

He may not have had the best of seasons for Manchester City, but one thing you can say about Joe Hart is that he does not shy away from his mistakes. 

It was not the perfect performance. His distribution was utterly woeful (as it generally is for most players as soon as they pull on an England shirt), but his stature in the box, aerial presence and shot stopping were second to none. For much of the first half he kept England in the game. 


3. Theo Walcott Cannot Run with the Ball



Walcott is undoubtedly a threat, but unfortunately he is a very limited threat. At Arsenal he has just had the best season of his career, but Arsenal have found a way to make the most of his attributes, something England need to do to get the best out of him. 

If you give the ball to Walcott 20 yards from goal, as the likes of Santi Cazorla and Mikel Arteta have this season, he can beat a man without thinking and fire in a quick cross or shot. Give Walcott time and space to think and England's opposition will have the ball back fairly quickly.

There is no real point giving him the ball 50 yards from goal. He can run onto the ball, he can not run with it.

Think of it as the "Walcott  five-second rule". He will only be a th...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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