No wonder Senegal was the eighth finalist with the most goals. He was able to leave Ecuador and Qatar behind to follow the Netherlands as second in the group, but the next level was excessive for his real capacity and he succumbed, undressed by England and paired with France to play the quarterfinal set for Saturday 10 December (20 hours).
Senegal had managed to camouflage its defensive weakness, at least pay for it with one more goal than it conceded, but the ferocity of the selection of the three lions, the highest scoring team in the competition, stopped them from reaching the top eight. In England appeared Harry Kane to open his account and joined Henderson and Saka to expand the long English list of filmmakers. The captain was the only ‘nine’ who had not wet in the competition. The same thing happened to him in the Eurocup. He did not score in the group stage and began to add in the qualifying rounds.
Senegal fell victim to a disastrous defense that conceded goals too easily, almost inappropriate for the competition. As much as his men act in the big leagues. Five starters play in the Premier, but there were eleven in front. More organized and better structured and with greater tactical baggage. It seemed incredible that Aliou Cissé, the Senegalese coach, had been in charge of the team for four years.
Interiors with arrival
The representation of what the interiors are with arrival was staged Henderson y Bellingham by scoring the first English goal. Bellingham broke deep down the left lane and his back serve went to Henderson, who was running from behind as well.
The Senegalese defense had fallen for the lure of following Kane and Foden, who abandoned their positions. Two rivals left and two new ones appeared, in speed, with a determination –and an advantage- that made them unstoppable. Both right-handed, Bellingham crossed with his left and Henderson holed out with his left.
Simple was that England goal and much easier was the second, which more clearly underlined the Senegalese mess and its terrible interpretation of the plays. As if the defenses pulled instinct just like the forwards, when order and rigor are demanded from behind. Koulibaly, the center back, was constantly absent from his position and undermined the team’s illusions.
two against one basic
An African drive down the middle was then intercepted and countered by Bellingham, who rode imposingly until he saw the passing lane to Foden, already barreling forward, with Kane running down the other lane. An elementary two against one of those that are practiced in the most basic training sessions, until the captain crossed the shot after taking a look at Mendy, who did not transmit any sense of security to his team. He had already eaten a couple of worrisome centers.
three swing changes
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Cissé replaced three footballers at half-time. None of the defenders. They failed behind, but in the center too. The numerical superiority in that strip (they were five against three) was not observed anywhere, as indicated by the scoreboard and the creators of the English goals. He also changed the positional arrangement, with a double pivot and three ahead.
Boulaye Dia, the most advanced in the first half, went to the band. Much to the relief of Stones and Maguire. The former Villarreal soccer player on loan to Salernitana threatened to drive the central defenders crazy with his movements as soon as he received balls. Unlike Koulibaly, neither Stones nor Maguire left their posts to chase him, with the risk of Dia facing them in the race. From afar, already 3-0, Dia didn’t even try and Senegal also ceased to exist in attack, a victim of his innocence.