Spain into Women’s Euro final after edging Germany: Here’s what England must do to stop World Cup champs

Almost two years after England And Spain Meet each other in Sydney for the final of the World Cup World Cup, the couple will meet again Basel For the final of the ladies -on Sunday in another display for two of the top teams of the game.

Although it is not that England and Spain could reach the final, both parties showed some of their vulnerabilities in the semi -final. La Roja fought against a defensive organized Germany To win 1-0 after extra time on Wednesday in their most challenging match of the competition so far, but they continue to win the favorites to win on Sunday, especially against an inconsistent England team. The lion ribbons have long been on a roller coaster ride and repeated some of those patterns in their 2-1 win over Italy after extra time on Tuesday, clearly seeing their defensive vulnerabilities because they had to come from behind to win again.

Sunday’s final is perhaps a struggle for two titans, but Spain is the type of team that can rattle teams that are not equipped to deal with their attacking bravery or to lose their focus, even if that is just. The situation probably requires that England is at their best in Basel, something they are capable of, even if it has not been a habit of the ladies -this summer. Not only is a second consecutive European title on the line for the Lionesses, but that also applies to their 1-0 defeat in the World Cup final 2023.

Here are three keys for England while they want to beat Spain, the favorites of the Oddmakers to win their very first ladies-euro on Sunday.

Defensive solution from start to finish

England deserves compliments for their ability to come from behind, a signal that the lionesses not only have the talent to be the better team in the course of a whole game and the grit had to manage from trouble. It also raises questions Why In the first place, England has had to deal with such an adversity – the ruling European champions were left on the ladies – on the ladies this summer, a signal that the balance is eliminated at the start of every game, especially in the back.

Individual mistakes have not helped, but as a unit, the defense of England has not been able to go with violations that have physicality and dynamics in their play and sometimes look frazzled. That has been true, regardless of the staff – Manager Sarina Wiegman started with Lucy Bronze, Leah Williamson, Jess Carter And Alex Greenwood except for everything, exchanging Carter for Esme Morgan in their semi -final victory over Italy. The results have been more or less the same, and although England has the offensive talent to save itself more often from trouble than not, that is a particularly risky game plan against Spain. Scoring goals is easy for the winners of the World Cup World Cup, who have two of the leading goal scorers of the tournament in Esther Gonzalez And Alexia Putellas, but also some of the world’s best attacking players. If England’s defensive shaky returns to start the final, Spain could quickly put the game out of reach.

Sarina Wiegman’s team selection

The replacements of Wiegman saved the day during the ladies Euro, including Michelle Agyemang, the 19-year-old who did not make her his debut for England until April. AGYEMANG has two goals at the tournament as a replacement and scored the most important equalizer in their quarterfinals Sweden And semi -final against Italy, while Chloe Kelly scored the play -winning goal against Le Azzure in extra time on Tuesday. This too is proof of the inherent talent of the lion ribbons, as well as the in-game management of Wiegman and the general squadronmoral, making each game in England a compelling watch.

However, the pressure is for Wiegman to actually get the tactics from the start and to ensure that England does not dig into a hole that can be insurmountable against an enemy like Spain. That does not necessarily mean that someone like Agyemang should start, Wiegman rightly has relieved the talented teenager as a Senior International, nor does it require wholesale changes. For example, Alessia Russo played an important role with one goal and three assists in five games. A slow start on Sunday, however, will probably be the disadvantage of England and so Wiegman will probably have to show her sharp decision -making options from the start and take advantage of the deep schedule of attacking talent she has.

Force Spain of their game

Although Spain succeeded in getting a lot of shots in their semi -final against Germany (22, to be precise), La Roja turned out to be 113 minutes of the semi -final on Wednesday, not only because the opposition was not only well organized in the defense, but because Germany also disrupted Spain’s midfield momentum. As expected, the side possession of Montse Tome and placed 87% of their 600-plus fit accurately, although the distribution of their passes was fairly different from their previous games. Before the semi -final, the number of steps that Spain was in the opposition was half around the double of the song they tried in their own half. That balance was completely disrupted on Wednesday, but only about 50 more fits in half of Germany than playing on their own and 31 long balls when they had played no more than 13 in their other matches on the ladies -euros.

Spain has never really had a backup plan for the more defensive approach to Germany, a tactic that perhaps the world cup winners might not have surprised, despite the defensive injuries of Germany. Tome also found no way to problem solving and used her dynamic attackers also other Salma Paralluelo came before Gonzalez in the 68th minute, but could not break through the German defense. The aim of Aitana Bossi in the last minutes of the game meant that they had been saved from trouble, the most important advantage of as much attacking talent as she was. Although England will not probably use the tactics of Germany, the lion ribbons can get a lot of confidence in the fact that Spain may not have a plan. If Wiegman and the company can find a way to break the patterns of Spain, they may be able to reduce the attacking skills of the opponent in the process.