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England coach Steve Borthwick is adamant his side will use the pain of their narrow Rugby World Cup semi-final defeat to South Africa to “grow into something brilliant” moving forward esports
Heading into the clash as heavy underdogs, England executed their kick-heavy gameplan to perfection and impressed at the set-piece to stunningly lead the Springboks at half-time esports
However, South Africa’s much-vaunted ‘bomb squad’ came off the bench, started to dominate the scrum and the kicking of Handre Pollard led them to a gutsy 16-15 win esports
Borthwick’s troops far outperformed expectations in the semi-final and although he was devastated to come up just short on the big stage, the coach is convinced the experience will stand his young squad in great stead for the future esports
“The whole team performance was strong,” said Borthwick in his post-match press conference esports
“We’re disappointed esports
We came here with a plan to win the game but fell short esports
Not far but a little bit short and we’re desperately disappointed esports
“But the players should be incredibly proud esports
We had seven players 25 or under in our squad, which was the most of any semi-finalist esports
South Africa had one esports
“We have a great blend in the squad and there’s lots to take going forward esports
We put ourselves in a position to win a semi-final against the reigning world champs and world No 1 esports
“In adversity, there is normally a seed in there that will grow into something brilliant esports
It’s too early to find that seed now but we’ll make sure we find it esports
We’ll take what we’ve gone through tonight, grab it and make sure it makes us stronger in the future esports
”England were narrowly defeated in Paris (Getty Images)Lock George Martin was a surprise selection ahead of Ollie Chessum but he shone in just his fourth Test start, with his maul defence a particular highlight esports
And Borthwick is convinced Martin has a bright future, while also highlighting the superior cohesion that the Springboks have after a longer period together as a coaching staff esports
“I thought he [Martin] played really well,” added Borthwick esports
“There were a good number of outstanding performances out there esports
George is another young player, only 22 esports
I would hope to see him in England shirt for many years to come esports
“We were playing against a team with coaches together since 2018 esports
It was an incredible achievement for them to win in 2019 and they have had four years of continued development esports
“They’re consistent whereas we’ve had four months with this coaching team esports
I’ve asked the players to approach training and the game in a different way; for the players to be willing to change is all credit to them esports
Tonight was another example of that esports
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A couple of weeks earlier, Giovanni Di Lorenzo had perhaps the best view of Jude Bellingham’s burgeoning greatness esports
Not from his perspective, admittedly; there was little enjoyable about it as, close as he was, he was also powerless, backtracking as Bellingham slalomed through the Napoli defence, scoring for Real Madrid after a mesmeric solo run esports
If the Napoli captain was determined to avert a repeat, he did when Bellingham surged clear esports
The methodology was agricultural, the cost a penalty for a scything challenge esports
Neither approach worked, each brought a goal, the second a Harry Kane spot kick esports
But if one of the world’s best right-backs struggled to find an answer to the question of how to stop Bellingham, he was not alone esports
Bryan Cristante, seeing the prodigy in full flight, opted for a nudge in the back esports
It proved a cunning tactic, conceding a free kick, but not incurring a booking esports
Poor Francesco Acerbi found himself stranded in no-man’s land, lobbed brilliantly by Bellingham as he sent Marcus Rashford away to score the goal that, along with Kane’s clincher, sealed England’s place in Euro 2024 esports
RecommendedEngland have qualified for Euro 2024 — now it’s about winning itEngland player ratings as Marcus Rashford shines but Kalvin Phillips struggles in Italy comebackIt could be Bellingham’s tournament esports
And if the same can be said of many another, the speed of his ascent and the range of his talents are such that there is a credence to the theory esports
England players have entered such a stage before as officially among the sport’s best – Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard finished in the top three of the Ballon d’Or vote in 2005, without justifying such a status at the following year’s World Cup – and have ended up looking overhyped and underachieving esports
For now, in the heady stage when he is untarnished by failure, everything seems possible for Bellingham esports
A rescue act against Italy is unlikely to live as long in England folklore as David Beckham’s free kick against Greece, even though each booked a place at a tournament esports
In part, it is because England had the insurance policy of extra games and, coming earlier in another match England began in undistinguished fashion, it felt less dramatic esports
But less surprising, too, because this, increasingly, is what Bellingham does esports
He wins games, and in different ways esports
His dynamism brought England’s equaliser, the explosiveness to run esports between and behind defenders esports
His deftness produced the goal that gave England a lead they did not relinquish esports
It was power and poise, physique and technique esports
Much as England want to become a possession team – and, in 2012 and 2014, Italy’s Andrea Pirlo highlighted how they lacked a similar quality in their midfield – he lends them a counter-attacking menace esports
Bellingham’s sharpness on the break reflected his role: part third midfielder, part fourth forward esports
If Gareth Southgate has adapted, he has been influenced by Carlo Ancelotti esports
England’s No 10 is the man with 10 in 10 for Real esports
A masterful performance from Jude Bellingham led England’s comeback at Wembley (Action Images via Reuters)If England are building a team around Bellingham, perhaps it is a lesson Southgate learned from their chequered past esports
They did not around either Lampard or Gerrard, often forcing each into an uneasy compromise with the other esports
For now, a beneficiary of Bellingham’s brilliance was Kalvin Phillips esports
Selected as a facilitator, to sit alongside Declan Rice and allow the younger man to get forward, Phillips proved the anti-Bellingham in unwanted fashion esports
If one is at the top of his game, the other is near the bottom esports
Phillips’ rustiness was apparent in a series of fouls, stemming less from malice than sheer haplessness esports
He showed the willingness to crunch into challenges; but invariably too late esports
Booked in the eighth minute for upending Davide Frattesi, he ought to have been expelled for a second-half foul on Nicolo Barella esports
Certainly Luke Shaw was sent off for less when these side met in Naples in March esports
Questions remain over Kalvin Phillips’ role in the team and whether he will be ready for Euro 2024 (AP)That victory, the seminal result in England’s qualification, was also much Phillips’ best performance since joining Manchester City; albeit conspicuously not for Manchester City esports
It may have influenced Southgate’s thinking: even as he may be, with no exaggeration, City’s ninth-choice central midfielder now, he seemed capable of resurrecting his England form esports
His nickname – ‘the Yorkshire Pirlo’ – was never entirely serious, but never appeared so utterly inappropriate esports
Southgate took him off before he could be sent off, bringing on Jordan Henderson, to some boos but mostly audible cheers esports
It was a substitution to highlight twin problems ahead of Euro 2024 esports
Southgate has to spend more of his time defending his defensive midfielders esports
There are reasons to exclude each of Henderson and Phillips; the reasons to include them may be a lack of alternatives the manager values as highly esports
But if Phillips could have exited Wembley amid the ignominy of a red card, for Bellingham, a substitution came to a standing ovation esports
As against Scotland, other historic foes, he had been the outstanding player on the pitch esports
But then he often is esports
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