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How England reignited Euros defence with directness and duel-winning

How England reignited Euros defence with directness and duel-winning

Breaking down the change of approach and tactical tweaks which helped Sarina Wiegman's Lionesses dismantle the Dutch

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Georgia Stanway celebrates scoring England’s second goal against the Dutch. Credit: Fran Santiago - Uefa via Getty Images

England have one foot in the quarter-finals of Euro 2025 after resoundingly answering their critics by winning 4-0 in what was close to a do-or-die encounter against the Dutch. Having come up short from both a physical and technical standpoint in their opening defeat against France, a change of approach that emphasised direct play and duel-winning was the order of the day in the battle of the Lionesses, and it worked a treat. Let's took a closer look at how a resurgent England side were able to reignite their title defence.

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