World Cup 2018: Three things England must change in order to reach the final

#1 Defending set pieces

England conceded from a corner against Colombia

England will definitely be tested going forward and need to be sharp even if they have only conceded one goal through open play. Sweden will fancy compact play and long balls into the box for target man Marcus Berg.

Their potential semi-final opponents Russia and Croatia are also dynamic on set plays. There are little qualms about England's set pieces offensively.

Kane has already scored three penalties and England have been clinical on set pieces with three headed goals.

There has been a sense of weakness when it comes to defending set pieces. This was exploited well by Colombia's Yerry Mina as he lost Harry Maguire in the build to their late equaliser.

Man management tactics are critical for Southgate especially at the tail end of matches. Big teams with the ambition to win the World Cup should defend efficiently right up to the last minute so England now has to switch gears to end decades of disappointment tournament after tournament.

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