Thomas Tuchel’s tweaks to England's line-up against DR Congo likely reflect a couple of things:
🔎 Declan Rice’s inclusion ahead of Morgan Rogers suggests he wants more protection against the counter-attacking threat of DR Congo, who will look to break from their 5-3-2 block
🔎 Djed Spence’s recovery pace at right-back should help, too, as Tuchel moves away from the six-attacker team he picked to try to break down Panama
🔎 Expect England to attack with five players across the front line, with left-back Nico O’Reilly stepping into midfield.
🔎 Marcus Rashford being preferred to Anthony Gordon on the left is partly because he has been the more effective of the two at this tournament, and partly because his inswinging crosses caused problems against Panama
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