England need a ‘secret code’ like basketball’s ‘Triangle offence’ below an intention to coordinate runs in & around the box, at present the build up consists of ‘single passes’ but no clear trigger to initiate ‘the moment of truth’ no change in speed & body language to combine

Using the quadrant idea you have shown us before is useful here. As the Ireland defenders step up Rice notices the empty space & their flattening line and uses it to break the line.

Gaining an advantage in ‘flow’ vs his opponent - Rice pauses to entice then changes speed to go against the def flow, his body side on to chest forward v def back to goal - covering def attracted to ball = square with 1st def - so vacuum of space to run in to

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