England entered spherical two on a run of 12 successive wins and but the setbacks in opposition to Eire and Scotland had been of a workforce out of the blue not sure of their id.
Chaotic begins. Scrambled gameplans. Particular person errors.
The suggestion that England kick an excessive amount of is synonymous with Borthwick’s threeyear reign though shifting away from a kick-based technique has had antagonistic penalties in latest weeks.
Based on Opta knowledge, England ranked second backside for kicks in play (44) and backside for kick metres (1,025m) throughout the previous two rounds and suffered convincing defeats in each.
An assault that was solely outscored by South Africa final yr has malfunctioned, conceding 16 turnovers at essential instances within the opposition 22, together with 32 turnovers due to unforced errors.
However maybe the largest failings on England’s rap sheet have been these of a ragged defence.
Borthwick’s males have conceded 24 line-breaks to date, with 58% of these coming within the 10m channels. An unrivalled 30% of their 74 missed tackles have additionally come out vast.
The key is out – to beat England, play quick and play with width, a blueprint that Monye believes Italy are able to replicating.
“Italy have the chance to threaten England, as a result of it might appear that in opposition to groups that like to play vast England, in the mean time, haven’t got an antidote in opposition to that,” he mentioned.
“Italy have actually developed and the groups that like to precise themselves and play a large sport can actually get after England.”
