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#1 Deciding to sit back after the equalizer:
Kyle Walker surrendered England’s lead after a somewhat unnecessary foul inside the box. Ferjani Sassi calmly slotted the ball into the net, and then England had to wait for a long period of time before Kane scored the winning header in the 91st minute. Accordingly, in the time between Tunisia’s first goal, and England’s second one, the African team had a lot of chances to enhance their lead.
The second-half brought in a sense of desperation to the England camp and Southgate deployed a very high defensive line in the last forty-five minutes. Maguire was usually in the other half, looking for passes and breaking the midfield lines with some shrewd incision with the possession of the ball. Tunisia surprisingly decided to absorb the pressure and see out the game rather than looking to go for the kill by notching a probable second goal.
They had enough opportunities with the ball to launch a slick counter-attack, but rather decided to safely pass it sideways. This pragmatic approach means that Tunisia had to concentrate collectively until the dying embers of the game to secure a draw.
One could not totally blame them, as a draw would have been as meaningful as a victory against a strong English lineup. However, this lack of ruthless winning mentality could result in the team’s downfall, as they had a lot of time and chances to take the game by the scruff of the neck, which they eventually did not.
Harry Kane scored the header in the final few minutes through a corner-kick, but, one must only wonder whether Tunisia could have sealed the game before rather than waiting for a draw.
