Thomas Tuchel’s side had 36 touches in the Spain penalty area at Wembley but were given a lesson in taking chances.
The combined efforts of Belgium, France and Argentina registered 38 touches in the Spain box in the final three rounds of the tournament.
France had 42 in normal time in the ridiculous Nations League semi-final they lost 5-4 last year, then come England, second best in regular time from a sample of 133 matches.
The latter averaged 5.1 box touches for each shot they had in the penalty area, or 5.8 without Harry Kane’s spot kick.
England tried to create high-value chances even when in the box because the Spanish compressed the space so well.
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Thomas Tuchel’s side had 36 touches in the Spain penalty area at Wembley but were given a lesson in taking chances.
England dominated Spain to an extent few teams have in recent years. Thomas Tuchel’s side had 36 touches in the visitors’ penalty area, a high total when put in context of Spain’s last decade.
The combined efforts of Belgium, France and Argentina registered 38 touches in the Spain box in the final three rounds of the tournament. Since available records began, the most box touches a side has had against Spain was the 45 Germany had in the quarter-final of Euro 2024. France had 42 in normal time in the ridiculous Nations League semi-final they lost 5-4 last year, then come England, second best in regular time from a sample of 133 matches.
Germany generated 2.15 non-penalty expected goals in the above example, France 1.95 and England just 0.95. The latter averaged 5.1 box touches for each shot they had in the penalty area, or 5.8 without Harry Kane’s spot kick. Tottenham have been criticised for being inefficient in this regard this season and their average of 3.6 is well below England’s level against Spain.
England tried to create high-value chances even when in the box because the Spanish compressed the space so well. His total of 10 touches in the box was two more than Argentina managed in the 120 minutes of the World Cup final.
Their Wembley total of 15 box touches was less than half of their per 90 average at the World Cup.
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