Denmark vs. England, for Euro 2024: objectives, controversies and extra

This Thursday in Frankfurt, on date 2 of the group stage of Euro 2024, the Danish gamers performed higher however didn’t win the end result and every thing might be selected the final date

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33′ 1T: Denmark – Play aim by Morten Hjulmand 17′ 1T: England – Play aim by Harry Kane

England and Denmark tied 1-1 on the Deutsche Financial institution Park in Frankfurt, for the second day of Group C of the Euro Cup, because of objectives from Kane and Hjulmand. Gareth Southgate’s group wished a victory that may guarantee their place within the spherical of 16, however Kasper Hjulmand’s group was extra, though they might not flip the sport round. Now every thing might be outlined on the third day.

England continues to be not convincing. He didn’t do it in opposition to Serbia, whom he beat with a header from Jude Bellingham and little else, lastly clinging to the saves of Jordan Pickford. Nor in opposition to Denmark, in opposition to which he took the lead within the 18th minute, with a play by Kyle Walker that, after a rebound, fell to Harry Kane and the scorer pushed it into the aim. It was then that the group led by Gareth Southgate felt superior, particularly with out issues on the again, nonetheless removed from what ought to be proposed within the recreation. The preliminary formulation once more with Kane, Bellingham, Saka and Foden, from much less to extra, didn’t work in any respect both, as occurred in opposition to Serbia, as quickly because the minutes handed, as quickly as Denmark rebelled.

As in opposition to Serbia, England gave up the ball and meters on the sector. He performed with hearth once more. He neither managed the sport nor managed the midfield nor barely attacked in a stretch of the primary half that straight uncovered him to break. And the Danish group, semi-finalist within the Euro 2021, exactly in opposition to its rival this Thursday, additionally has a punch.

England vs. Denmark: social gathering compact

All of a sudden, however not a lot, England was already warned, when Morten Hjulmand unleashed a robust shot from about 30 meters, straight at aim, unreachable by Pickford’s stretch.

England wants far more, between the expectations that their names throw within the name and within the beginning eleven and the doubts that come up from every throw thus far on this Euro Cup. Trent Alexander Arnold, at centre-half, was the primary change. In his place got here Conor Gallagher. Declan Rice did not work both, which is a vital issue.

Within the 69th minute, the renewal was deeper: Foden, Saka and Kane have been out; inside Bowen, Ollie Watkins and Eze. Different traits, different circumstances.

Hojbjerg tried Pickford once more, earlier than Watkins tried Kasper Schmeichel, in a recreation in suspense. For England. And for Denmark. The draw between Slovenia and Serbia hours earlier than, nonetheless, gave them a margin. Extra to the British group, of their permanence on the head of the group for the final day, however it was additionally a danger to not shut the classification but, much more so within the disappointing parameters that the English group is enjoying.

Denmark elevated the offensive, meter by meter, shot by shot, whereas Southgate requested for a header. It was not only a query of that, however of soccer, depth, strategy, collective mechanisms… Of most of the elementary elements that make up a group, together with ambition, far more current within the Danish group than in a theoretical favourite like England. , with Cole Palmer as soon as once more underused on the bench.