Munich, Germany.- With enthusiasm for their stellar attack, but serious doubts due to their weak defense, England begins a new mission to win their first Euro.
Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Bukayo Saka – who have scored 114 goals this season – will be the focal points of the English team that faces Serbia in a game that was called high risk and that led the authorities to demand that sell only low-alcohol beer inside the AufSchalke Arena.
The problem is behind; The cracks in defense have caused The Three Lions to concede at least one goal in five of their last seven games.
Their strong man at the back, Harry Maguire, is injured in a calf, is out and his former partner John Stones has not had continuity in recent months. The only left back in the squad, Luke Shaw, has not played an official match since February. Southgate will have to choose for this position between the right-handed Kieran Trippier or throw Marc Guehi, 23 years old and without experience, into the ring.
“Their last friendly showed us that no one is invincible. We watched the game against Iceland, and there is definitely something to learn from them because they beat England at Wembley in front of 80,000 people (1-0). Anything is possible,” said the Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic.
Is good know that…
>Excluding penalty shootouts, England have lost only one of their last 18 matches at the Euros.
>Serbian striker Aleksandar Mitrovic comes from an outstanding first season in Saudi Arabia with Al-Hilal, where he won both the League and the Cup, beating Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr.
>This could be Southgate’s last tournament in charge of England as his contract expires after the Euros. He is a semi-finalist in the 2018 World Cup and runner-up in the Euro.
>28 goals Aleksandar Mitrovic has with Al-Hilal, only behind CR7 (35) as the top scorer in the Saudi Arabian League.
Euro 2024
J1 Group C
Serbia vs. England
Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen
TV: Sky 534 and Izzi 534 / 10:00 a.m.
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