then England have to get used to a low tempo game. Lets not worry about playing the ball forward. If our defensive midfielder and centre backs pass that ball for 5 minutes between each other then so be it. Not sure how they are going to get used to the humidity, maybe they can speak to the cricketers to see how they have dealt with it
Having seen the draw, and playing near the amazon ,I think England will do sweet FA in Brasil, out 1st round, so why would anybody care about the friendlies..
We play North once in the group stage. We need to prepare right. But if we do, we'll have Italy early and normally early a lot of teams are happy with a draw. Our last two games against Italy have been a Draw and a win. The next two games aren't a million miles away from the training base with hopefully a lot of support for England.
I think we are very down in this country. We have some good players. If we were Aussies and Australia had our players they would be up for it, especially before the world cup.
Should move the training camp/hotel to Belo Horizonte to cut down on travelling. They also need to be in Manaus for a good few days before the game to acllimatize. Pre-tournament friendlies should be held in tropical regions.