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The scoreline, performance and ease with which England beat Iran was viewed here in Qatar as a massive statement of intent from Gareth Southgate’s side for this World Cup.
It showed the rest of the world how much the English game has evolved. The teams of yesteryear that I played in spent a lot of time chasing the ball and didn’t have much energy to do a great deal with it once we’d won it back. Those days are gone.
England's impressive 6-2 victory against Iran on Monday was a major statement of intent
Now, everything is choreographed to ensure England dominate possession, dictate play and win with style, which we saw against Iran.
All of Gareth Southgate’s men play in the Premier League except Jude Bellingham, and that’s important. This is a team used to being surrounded by the best players, the best
