#5: Too much of the pressure
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If you are Goliath and a strong favourite to win the match, you are expected universally to thump your opposition. But with the tag of the favourite also comes the enormous pressure. Although it started brightly for the three lions and its faithful, it all went downhill especially after conceding the second goal.
The players seemed to have been struck by the situation they were in; they looked to have been overcome with shock like as to say ‘How on earth can this be happening?’. England barely threatened their opposition throughout the match as looked desperate for the equaliser. It resulted in a lot of miss passing, misunderstanding, unnecessary long balls and long shot which barely troubled the Icelandic keeper.
What was required of the England teams in such dire strait situations was calmness and nerve of steel which was definitely lacking. Had England held their nerves and played the game like how they played throughout the qualifiers it would have been a different outcome.
