0-1: Iceland take Wembley and give England a pre-Euro Cup alarm

Iceland have given England a warning of what to expect at the European Championship in Germany despite being one of the favorites for the title. In their last preparatory friendly, the ‘pros’ were more dominant in the match and showed a lot of quality in attack, but they did not take their chances and left doubts in the defense which ended up in their defeat in Wembley (0-1). ).

It was in the 12th minute that many fans’ fears were confirmed. Gareth Southgate who will face the Eurocup without giving minutes in rehearsals before a Jude Bellingham who joins tomorrow, has immense offensive potential but his problems may come from the double pivot, where Declan Rice has not found the right partner (now the youth Kobbie Mainoo) to accompany him in defensive functions.

Iceland scores on its first arrival

So, the first time that Iceland, not in the Euro Cup, managed to get the ball out of its field, it reached the area with a good sequence of passes and Jón Dagur Thorsteinssonafter cutting to John Stones, He nailed a low shot to the short post of Aaron Ramsdale who played in place of the supposed starter Jordan Pickford.

England, who beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-0 on Monday, had 62% possession in the first half, held and held the ball with quality but Iceland, locked in, covered gaps and cut passing lines .

Huge missed opportunity by Kane

However, the ‘pros’ have some clear opportunities to tie before the break. The first came after a quarter of an hour and was the product of a delivery error Hakon Rafn Valdimarsson, which he gave Cole Palmer, whose shot collided extremis with Daniel Leo Gretarsson when the goal was called.

Just before half time, Palmer himself put a good ball into the area and Harry Kane, alone against goalkeeper Hakon Rafn Valdimarsson, did not connect well with the volley and his shot went wide of the post with everything in his favour.

Gordon grows up, but Foden is killed

In addition to Palmer, as the minutes passed on the other wing, the left, Anthony Gordon grew up, who created danger by shocking his pair. On the other hand, Iceland was the team that scored again before the break in almost its second approach with a shot from Arnor Traustason blocks Marc Guéhi.

The second half started with a good chance from Phil Foden is gone today, who received a delayed pass from Palmer but narrowly missed his first cross shot.

Iceland conceded 0-2

It was the only time the Manchester City playmaker made space for himself in between the defence. Cole Palmer got it soon after but Valdimarsson stopped him on his way out and was left without an angle.

Iceland, on the other hand, were losing respect to England, they shot more times on goal and even had the best chance of this second half when, on the hour mark, they surprised them again on the counter and Thorsteinsson, a meter from the goal, finished badly.

Southgate then introduced four changes at once. the entrance of Trent Alexander-Arnold on the right had an immediate impact by generating some opportunities, but Bukayo Saka or Ivan Toney or later Eberechi Eze Nor could they avoid the defeat which caused alarm in England. Iceland kicked him into Euro 2016 by surprising him in the round of 16 (1-2). Now the ‘pros’ still have time to react.