Taking the lead against their Danish opponents quite early, the England team was unable to preserve their advantage. “Three Lions” were equalized by “Lead Soldiers” and were even behind at the end of the match.
Declan Rice is no exception in the disappointing performance of the British team. Statistics from Whoscored show that the Arsenal midfielder has been lost the ball more than any other player at Waldstadion.
Commenting via ITV, Gary Neville advised coach Gareth Southgate to learn from colleague Mikel Arteta and move Rice from position number 6 to number 8: “Arteta moved Rice from position number 6 in the last 15 matches of the season and replaced it with Jorginho or Partey, because he didn’t play too well when he played there.”
“Rice is a brilliant player but his current performance is the most worrying I’ve ever seen. I think he should play higher up the field.”
Neville suggested that Southgate use Kobbie Mainoo or Adam Wharton to share the defensive burden with Rice: “The England team does not have balance in the middle. This is a serious problem.”