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The head of Harry Maguire, his ability to put so much power, to lift in the air his big size to open the scoring, released from the marking of his opponents defenders by the work of his teammates … everything was summarized in this goal on corner of England, in quarter-final against Sweden. The Three Lions, who will face Croatia in the semifinals of the World Cup in Wednesday, do not have the most flamboyant game of four teams still in contention. But their mastery of the set-pieces, and particularly the corners, is remarkable.
Kane to distract, Maguire for his power
"If one Harry can not get you, the other Harry will do it, "said Martin Keown, in his daily column for the Daily Mail. The former English international analyzes the English corner worked by Gareth Southgate. "A perfect routine," said the former Arsenal player. The idea is to align four players behind each other, in withdrawal, to remove any visibility of the action to the defender and goalkeeper. As Kieran Trippier, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Marcus Rashford and Ashley Young hit the corner, these four players (who can vary) unfurl like a block.
On Harry's opener Maguire against the Swedes, Harry Kane took three defenders by pulling on him while John Stones positioned himself to the right and Raheem Sterling to the left. Leaving the Leicester defender very free in the middle of this triangle. Ultra-dangerous weapon
US sports-inspired techniques
During Euro 2016, England had not scored a single goal in 33 corners drawn by Harry Kane at the time!). The Three Lions manage to score all six corners in this competition, either directly or by getting a penalty (against Panama and Colombia). The plan is primarily to find Harry Maguire and his head overkill: according to the Mail, the defender saw 11 English corners arrive directly on him. Next are John Stones (seven) and Eric Dier (three). Note that Harry Kane was found only twice on corner but it is true that the attacker Tottenham is more in charge of a diversion spot on these actions. He was found twice … for two goals.
So many techniques inspired by US sports, both American football and the NBA, in terms of opposing block techniques or offensive and defensive strategies by the way . After all, in NFL, every action starts at a standstill. Which compensates, in this Mondial in any case, the lack of goals registered in the game by the English.
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