Euro 2024: buildup to Netherlands v England and reaction to Lamine Yamal’s Spain heroics – live
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Now some proper tactical analysis from Jonathan Wilson as he runs his giant brain over Netherlands v England. Some good airport reads in this lot: ‘The Dumfries protocol’, ‘The Gakpo gamble’ and ‘The Kane question’.
If this all comes down to marginal gains, could some Dutch travel disruption prove decisive? Not according to Gareth Southgate, who glossed over it with this comment. “I don’t see that having any impact on the game. We don’t play till nine o’clock tomorrow, so there’s plenty of time. I’m sure they’ll still get their dinner.” Here’s the story from Reuters. Planes, Trains and … if only they had a pair of twins called Van Driel.