Southgate boys give the country a common goal

The spirit, preparation and culture were all correct. And boy, England is good in sets, with another goal in mind from a corner in Samara, this time by Harry Maguire, who, two years ago, was in the stands with his friends in the process of watch the Euro 2016. Finals in Moscow on Wednesday, England beat Tunisia, Panama, Colombia (on penalties) and Sweden and lost to the Belgian team B , when Southgate made eight changes to conserve energy for the Colombia match. While 1990 is one of the major milestones of English football, the country's ambitions should be higher. Italia 90 is often credited with bringing the middle clbad back to football after the horrors of Heysel, Hillsborough and Bradford, and laying the groundwork for the Premier League, which is now making multi-millionaires from the Southgate team. The circle of these times is real, especially since Southgate brings much of Robson's dignity to work in England.

Melodramatic soul with West Germany in 1990 was the only half-England since 1966. Wednesday is only their third in history. Sir Bobby is no longer with us. Terry Butcher, Stuart Pearce and Chris Waddle, three members of his 1990 team, were on the media in Russia, filling the same news box as reporters who were babies or even not born 28 years ago. Paul Gascoigne has since mounted many roller coasters and Lineker is now a major public figure

But no one would want to get carried away by the role of quasi-men in the tournaments, and everyone would be delighted to see the Southgate team go further, win or lose. Their day was so long that Germany was still split in two. Since then, there have been good sides in England, at 96 euros, France 98 and from 2002 to 2006, but England had fallen off a cliff. To repeat a thought of two years ago, the Premier League was the kite of English football and the England team was his lineup. People had stopped, abandoned, until Southgate restored a glimmer of interest, and then sent the country into ecstasy with the victories of Colombia and Sweden.

An accommodating road to the finale creates its own logic. If England can go that far, then why not all the way? This question requires a counterbalance recognition that the top half of this World Cup draw is much stronger. Belgium was inspired by beating Brazil, and France is full of talent. The two will be favorites to beat England in the final

But it does not matter Sunday, for the moment. The way England has recovered from a slow start against Sweden suggests an ability to self-correct and not to panic. An England-Sweden return match seemed to deceive Southgate's men into Premier League slogans until they suddenly improve their pace. in a corner for Maguire to house in Sweden's net. All the drained tension of England. Faith in their pbad game has come back. Dele Alli, who seemed physically sub-par here, was rewarded for his perseverance with a first World Cup goal. On the other end, Pickford was superb. Remember the debate about who should be the goalkeeper of England? The intuition of Southgate – or its information – has proved right.

The 1990 England campaign was one of recovery, played to the squeaks of a newspaper traffic war. After the 1-1 draw against Republic of Ireland, Sir Bobby was ordered by a newspaper to "bring them home". From the moment Kane twisted his head to drop the winner against Tunisia, Southgate's messages were positively received by the whole country, who fell in love with him, for this level, as well as for his results.

was more linear, with an orchestral soundtrack editing, and a heat wave at home. From these clear blue skies may have something better than 1990, something more durable than agonizing defeat. Fans of England want that Southgate and his team continue, not only for their own pleasure in the salons and pubs, but also because they see a group of people engaged in something d & # 3939; honorable and uplifting. Two victories in Moscow would transform the national sport. Only one would put 1990 to bed. Already, England is wasting a lot of painful history.