Urgency, magic and Rashford: how England can beat the low block against Panama | England

England’s goalless draw with Ghana reminded me of many games in my coaching career, when you’re facing a team who are extremely compact, positioned very low, and very well drilled. To break them down you need to play with more variety, better movement and – above all – urgency, and it took England too long to play with urgency.

They can expect the same stubborn defending from Panama on…