40′ Bronze and Daly don’t seem sure what to do today for some reason: Bronze was just the second-furthest-player forward for England, pressing on the right off Russo’s shoulder. Daly’s instinct is to go forward as well. But the back line surrenders quite a bit of speed to Spain, and all that back and forth — as the goal showed — can pull England out of shape and cause issues defensively.
35′ As England shows a small sense of urgency and Spain settles into the possession and short passing it loves, let’s just say out loud that the Spanish have … not been great at holding leads.