Debuts, Defeat and Dedication: Have the Three Lions improved since Russia 2018?
**EDITORS NOTE** - This post was written on 03/11/18, thus is not completely up-to-date, however I would like to publish it as it never made it into the Redbrick newspaper and I spent much time on the short article ***UPDATE*** - This post is now available to see on the Redbrick website! Check it out if you get a chance. ------------------------------------------- ON 11 th July, England’s exciting World Cup campaign came to an end in their 1-2 semi-final defeat to Croatia. After a journey which revived public adoration towards the national team, Gareth Southgate faced a difficult challenge as the competition winded down and normality resumed – could England build upon the success of Russia 2018? The Three Lions were brought crashing down to Earth with a 2-1 defeat in their debut Nations League fixture against Spain in September. This narrow loss, whilst sobering, showed much promise for a team heavily criticised for being unable to produce performances against the ‘top ...