A subtle England penalty shootout innovation (since 2021) is their deliberate, structured & functional use of social psychology.
Here, Saka is picked up by John Stones after his penalty, to swiftly welcome him back in the team.
What did England do and why did they do it?
1/7
4 games into the euros and Gareth still hasn’t realised:
Trippier stifles everything down the left
Bellingham is an 8 not a 10
Kane is our most creative player but need someone up top with him
Foden can’t play left wing
The bench he picks has solutions to all of the above