In the U21 European Cup Group C battle, England U21 and Israel U21 started a punt battle. England U21 beat Czech Republic 2-0 in the first round of the tournament, with three points in hand and full of confidence. Recently, England U21 has been solid, drawing at halftime in four of their last five matches, while Israel U21 showed a surprising side in their last match when they drew 1-1 with Germany U21. (Live on Now 630 at 0000 Monday morning)
England U21, one of the favorites to win the championship, got off to a good start in the first round of the tournament, taking all three points with an easy 2-0 win over Czech Republic U21 thanks to second-half goals from midfielders Jaeger Lance and Imeruwe. Together with Germany U21's 1-1 draw with Israel U21 in the first round of the same group, England is now at the top of the table for the time being. If they can beat Israel in this match, England will lock up their place in the third round against Germany U21 in advance. It is expected that the half will be mainly a test, and then in the second half, we will try to take all three points.
Looking back at England's performance in the last match, team leader Carsley lined up a 4-2-2-2 formation, which was effective in forcing the ball forward and resulted in a 71% ball possession rate in the whole match. It is believed that this game will also remain solid against Israel, and strive to win. Moreover, England U21 recently like to plan and then move, the last five games in four halftime draws, including the beginning of the year a big win over the French U21 4-0, half-time also maintain a 0-0 draw.
Israel has achieved remarkable results in youth training in recent years, having reached the quarterfinals of the U20 World Cup. In this U21 European Cup, the new generation of players have made their debut, and they showed their strength in the first round of the tournament when they fought with the defending champions, Germany U21, to a 1-1 halftime draw. Despite a player being red-carded, they ended up defending until the end of the game, playing hard. Tonight, with plenty of strength in the half, Israel U21 is expected to hold off England U21's attack and achieve another half-time draw.
