Technical experts point to long clearances and pass distances‘When you are winning, you can easily become scared to lose’Reverting to the long-ball game and being “scared to lose” were factors in England’s Euro 2020 final defeat by
Italy, according to a tournament report from Uefa’s technical experts.
While praising Gareth Southgate’s side for their impressive performances during the tournament, Uefa’s report said that
England surrendered too much possession in the second half of the final after a “tactically excellent” opening 45 minutes.