'High energy against Panama'
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Micah Richards
Former England defender on BBC One
On what he would like to see in the final group game against Panama:
Higher energy. More risk. Someone like Rashford strarting, Watkins as well and give Kane a bit of a rest. Just the high energy. We bought into it with Croatia, even though their was a low block, you can still have that high energy. I just thought it was a little bit too slow today.
'I now expect changes on Saturday night'
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Wayne Rooney
Former England striker on BBC One
Me and Joe Hart have experienced going out of a World Cup after two games...
For Thomas Tuchel, I now expect changes on Saturday night, but listen I think England probed, but there is little details throughout that game that Tuchel will look with the team and try on improve on.
When a team is sitting low block, you have to cross the ball. It is very difficult to defend against. I don't think we crossed the ball enough in 90 minutes.
'You cannot lose your head about it'
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England
England boss Thomas Tuchel, speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live: "Credit to them. I rarely saw a physical performance like that from a team. They defended with 10 players in a deep, deep block, so made it difficult for us because they were very disciplined and very physical on every position so it took us a while to break this block down, to find this rhythm. Everything was our responsibility to find rhythm. At the same time you need to be careful not to concede counter-attacks.
"We were pushing, pushing, pushing. We had a big chance with Harry [Kane] that he will never miss in this tournament again, so it is what it is.
"It is difficult to find a way through when someone plays a 4-5-1 and completely deep and is committed to it and they celebrated a 0-0 like a win, so you could see the different approaches which is fair enough and credit to them. You cannot lose your head about it.
"It took us a while to find our rhythm in the second half. The substitutes helped and the fatigue set in and then we created more and more the longer the game went but we couldn't score."
'We defended for most of the game'
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Ghana
Ghana winger Antoine Semenyo, speaking to the BBC: "We defended for most of the game. We knew it would be like that. We needed to stay in our shape and put our bodies on the line. We did that today.
"It was tough today. Props to the team, we knew we wouldn't have much of the ball and go forward as much as we wanted to. Hopefully, we can go on to get through.
"Every attacker wants to be on the ball rather than off the ball, but it's what the team needed.
On the missed chance: "It happened so fast, I tried to move out of the way. We get forward really quickly. We're unlucky not to get that goal.
On catching up with familiar faces: "A little bit before the game, but I'm going to go catch up with them now. It's good to see them. It hints that the point was important for them, too.
"Our goal from the start was to get through to the next round."
'We're still in a great position in the group'
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England
England captain Harry Kane, speaking to BBC One: "It was one of those games. Difficult team to break down. We had loads of possession of the ball. The last 15 minutes of both halves, we were at our best. They started to tire and we got some chances. I had a big chance and we hit the bar with Nico [O'Reilly]. It could have been a game where we came away with the win. They've got some dangerous players and we controlled that pretty well. We wanted the win but we got a point and we're still in a great position in the group.
On his missed chance: "You go through games like that. I was waiting for an opportunity like that to fall my way. I was waiting rot he ball to bounce, it did but I couldn't get over it. It is what it is. I've been a striker long enough to know they don't always go in.
On his lack of opportunities: "I was man-marked with Partey so I didn't have space to drop deep. They defended the box well. The balls in the middle were tough to play because it was compact. You go through games like that. We're playing in the World Cup.
"We're in a great position, we play Panama next. I spoke before and said we have to separate it into two tournaments, with the group stage and the knockouts. We've almost done round one and we're looking forward to getting back out there."
'I am so proud of the way our players fought'
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Ghana
Ghana boss Carlos Queiroz, speaking to the BBC: "The first goal is achieved, and we qualified for the second round. I am so proud of the way our players fought during the game and how much they stand behind the game plan. They always believed. My humble opinion is that England can be candidates to win the World Cup. It is a gift for our fans. It is a gift for some of the players we lost.
"That's the way to win when you have to defend, you defend. I cannot play samba when they play rock and roll. The goal was to finish the first half with the England team frustrated and no solution to beat us. That was when we started to grow up and control the game. We could score, but unfortunately, we didn't do it. I think England could score, so a draw was a fair result.
On what it means: "Happiness. Win is happiness, but in this moment, the win is nothing. We reached the second stage, which was the goal."
'Important we learn from the game'
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England
England defender Marc Guehi, speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live: "It's so important to put things into perspective. That's what life's about. On another day we win the game and everyone's buzzing. The main thing is the performance was good, the performance, we looked like a team that wanted to score, that had chances to score goals and it's important we learn from this game and build.
"You can see at the end of the game what it meant to them, so I think it's important to give credit to them. I think it's important to put things into perspective, learn and move forward."
Did England need Foden or Palmer?
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Wayne Rooney
Former England striker on BBC One
In these games it is almost more difficult than when you play against the better teams who are better going forward.
I don't want to go back to it, but these are the games where you need a Phil Foden or a Cole Palmer because they are clever little players in those tight areas.
We have got Declan Rice, through all Declan's qualities getting into tight areas, that is where you need a Foden or a Palmer.
'Have we got someone who can produce a moment of magic?'
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Micah Richards
Former England defender on BBC One
I like everything that Tuchel has done. He has made big decisions at the right times and I respect him for that, but my worry was the fact that when we go against teams in a low block, have we got someone who can produce a moment of magic?
Tonight I feel as though it was stark and obvious for everyone to see that when we were not on transition, where Madueke and the rest of the guys are so good, when we are in those tight pockets there wasn't anyone to produce that moment. There was not enough risk today for an England team that won so well against Croatia.
'Learning curve for England'
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Steph Houghton
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
It's a learning curve. A point's a point. We sit top of the group. It's a great position to be in. With the standard we set against Croatia I think everyone might be disappointed.
We're in the position we're in at the moment, for me it's sooner to have this experience to maybe not break down that low block and take that into the latter rounds and do better next time.
'Kane does not miss those chances'
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Wayne Rooney
Former England striker on BBC One
It is difficult to play in that position against a low block. This is just a shock...
Harry Kane does not miss those chances.
You expect the ball to hit the back of the net. He just doesn't get his head over the ball.
Listen, I am not going to give Kane advice.
He leans back a little, but instead of getting his head over the ball and closing his body, he just leans back and that's why it goes over.
'Second game fever isn't it with England?'
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England
England midfielder Jude Bellingham, speaking to the BBC, on being named player of the match: "I didn't deserve it, to be honest. It probably should've gone to one of their lads who defended so well. Had a couple of moments but couldn't get in the game. I'm grateful to whoever voted.
"Second game fever isn't it with England, isn't it? Win the first one and draw the second. It's OK. I think they played for a draw, which would have seen them go through. Fair play to them. They did a great job.
On who he thinks of when he wins awards: "My family, team-mates, and the coach who gave me the chance to be at the World Cup. I probably didn't deserve this one but grateful nevertheless."
'Ghana did their jobs really well'
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Steph Houghton
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
I don't think you can take anything away from Ghana. What they did today was what they wanted to do but sometimes you can get teams that are playing in that 4-5-1 formation are passive but I felt like Ghana were really aggressive. That's what England struggled with. I think we needed to up the intensity. To a man Ghana did their jobs really, really well.
I don't think we played anywhere near what we can do against this Ghana side.
'England struggled to find the answers'
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Alan Shearer
Former England striker on BBC One
It is a long tournament and there are some very, very organised teams. At this level you are not going to get it all your own way and go out and put in a sparkling performance in every game. You are goingt o be asked different questions and England struggled to find the answers tonight against Ghana.
They were too slow. They didn't offer enough, particularly in wide positions. We hit the first man too mnay times when we did try to cross the ball. Everything was just too passive and safe, the easy option.
Rather than taking the gamble to pass into midfield or the gamble to take someone on one v one, too many times we went back inside. It was too slow and they didn't do enough to win the game.
FT: England 0-0 Ghana
Micah Richards
Former England defender on BBC One
On what he would like to see in the final group game against Panama:
Higher energy. More risk. Someone like Rashford strarting, Watkins as well and give Kane a bit of a rest. Just the high energy. We bought into it with Croatia, even though their was a low block, you can still have that high energy. I just thought it was a little bit too slow today.
'I now expect changes on Saturday night'
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Wayne Rooney
Former England striker on BBC One
Me and Joe Hart have experienced going out of a World Cup after two games...
For Thomas Tuchel, I now expect changes on Saturday night, but listen I think England probed, but there is little details throughout that game that Tuchel will look with the team and try on improve on.
When a team is sitting low block, you have to cross the ball. It is very difficult to defend against. I don't think we crossed the ball enough in 90 minutes.
'You cannot lose your head about it'
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England
England boss Thomas Tuchel, speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live: "Credit to them. I rarely saw a physical performance like that from a team. They defended with 10 players in a deep, deep block, so made it difficult for us because they were very disciplined and very physical on every position so it took us a while to break this block down, to find this rhythm. Everything was our responsibility to find rhythm. At the same time you need to be careful not to concede counter-attacks.
"We were pushing, pushing, pushing. We had a big chance with Harry [Kane] that he will never miss in this tournament again, so it is what it is.
"It is difficult to find a way through when someone plays a 4-5-1 and completely deep and is committed to it and they celebrated a 0-0 like a win, so you could see the different approaches which is fair enough and credit to them. You cannot lose your head about it.
"It took us a while to find our rhythm in the second half. The substitutes helped and the fatigue set in and then we created more and more the longer the game went but we couldn't score."
'We defended for most of the game'
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Ghana
Ghana winger Antoine Semenyo, speaking to the BBC: "We defended for most of the game. We knew it would be like that. We needed to stay in our shape and put our bodies on the line. We did that today.
"It was tough today. Props to the team, we knew we wouldn't have much of the ball and go forward as much as we wanted to. Hopefully, we can go on to get through.
"Every attacker wants to be on the ball rather than off the ball, but it's what the team needed.
On the missed chance: "It happened so fast, I tried to move out of the way. We get forward really quickly. We're unlucky not to get that goal.
On catching up with familiar faces: "A little bit before the game, but I'm going to go catch up with them now. It's good to see them. It hints that the point was important for them, too.
"Our goal from the start was to get through to the next round."
'We're still in a great position in the group'
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England
England captain Harry Kane, speaking to BBC One: "It was one of those games. Difficult team to break down. We had loads of possession of the ball. The last 15 minutes of both halves, we were at our best. They started to tire and we got some chances. I had a big chance and we hit the bar with Nico [O'Reilly]. It could have been a game where we came away with the win. They've got some dangerous players and we controlled that pretty well. We wanted the win but we got a point and we're still in a great position in the group.
On his missed chance: "You go through games like that. I was waiting for an opportunity like that to fall my way. I was waiting rot he ball to bounce, it did but I couldn't get over it. It is what it is. I've been a striker long enough to know they don't always go in.
On his lack of opportunities: "I was man-marked with Partey so I didn't have space to drop deep. They defended the box well. The balls in the middle were tough to play because it was compact. You go through games like that. We're playing in the World Cup.
"We're in a great position, we play Panama next. I spoke before and said we have to separate it into two tournaments, with the group stage and the knockouts. We've almost done round one and we're looking forward to getting back out there."
'I am so proud of the way our players fought'
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Ghana
Ghana boss Carlos Queiroz, speaking to the BBC: "The first goal is achieved, and we qualified for the second round. I am so proud of the way our players fought during the game and how much they stand behind the game plan. They always believed. My humble opinion is that England can be candidates to win the World Cup. It is a gift for our fans. It is a gift for some of the players we lost.
"That's the way to win when you have to defend, you defend. I cannot play samba when they play rock and roll. The goal was to finish the first half with the England team frustrated and no solution to beat us. That was when we started to grow up and control the game. We could score, but unfortunately, we didn't do it. I think England could score, so a draw was a fair result.
On what it means: "Happiness. Win is happiness, but in this moment, the win is nothing. We reached the second stage, which was the goal."
'Important we learn from the game'
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England
England defender Marc Guehi, speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live: "It's so important to put things into perspective. That's what life's about. On another day we win the game and everyone's buzzing. The main thing is the performance was good, the performance, we looked like a team that wanted to score, that had chances to score goals and it's important we learn from this game and build.
"You can see at the end of the game what it meant to them, so I think it's important to give credit to them. I think it's important to put things into perspective, learn and move forward."
Did England need Foden or Palmer?
FT: England 0-0 Ghana
Wayne Rooney
Former England striker on BBC One
In these games it is almost more difficult than when you play against the better teams who are better going forward.
I don't want to go back to it, but these are the games where you need a Phil Foden or a Cole Palmer because they are clever little players in those tight areas.
We have got Declan Rice, through all Declan's qualities getting into tight areas, that is where you need a Foden or a Palmer.
'Have we got someone who can produce a moment of magic?'
FT: England 0-0 Ghana
Micah Richards
Former England defender on BBC One
I like everything that Tuchel has done. He has made big decisions at the right times and I respect him for that, but my worry was the fact that when we go against teams in a low block, have we got someone who can produce a moment of magic?
Tonight I feel as though it was stark and obvious for everyone to see that when we were not on transition, where Madueke and the rest of the guys are so good, when we are in those tight pockets there wasn't anyone to produce that moment. There was not enough risk today for an England team that won so well against Croatia.
'Learning curve for England'
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Steph Houghton
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
It's a learning curve. A point's a point. We sit top of the group. It's a great position to be in. With the standard we set against Croatia I think everyone might be disappointed.
We're in the position we're in at the moment, for me it's sooner to have this experience to maybe not break down that low block and take that into the latter rounds and do better next time.
'Kane does not miss those chances'
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Wayne Rooney
Former England striker on BBC One
It is difficult to play in that position against a low block. This is just a shock...
Harry Kane does not miss those chances.
You expect the ball to hit the back of the net. He just doesn't get his head over the ball.
Listen, I am not going to give Kane advice.
He leans back a little, but instead of getting his head over the ball and closing his body, he just leans back and that's why it goes over.
'Second game fever isn't it with England?'
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England
England midfielder Jude Bellingham, speaking to the BBC, on being named player of the match: "I didn't deserve it, to be honest. It probably should've gone to one of their lads who defended so well. Had a couple of moments but couldn't get in the game. I'm grateful to whoever voted.
"Second game fever isn't it with England, isn't it? Win the first one and draw the second. It's OK. I think they played for a draw, which would have seen them go through. Fair play to them. They did a great job.
On who he thinks of when he wins awards: "My family, team-mates, and the coach who gave me the chance to be at the World Cup. I probably didn't deserve this one but grateful nevertheless."
'Ghana did their jobs really well'
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Steph Houghton
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
I don't think you can take anything away from Ghana. What they did today was what they wanted to do but sometimes you can get teams that are playing in that 4-5-1 formation are passive but I felt like Ghana were really aggressive. That's what England struggled with. I think we needed to up the intensity. To a man Ghana did their jobs really, really well.
I don't think we played anywhere near what we can do against this Ghana side.
'England struggled to find the answers'
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Alan Shearer
Former England striker on BBC One
It is a long tournament and there are some very, very organised teams. At this level you are not going to get it all your own way and go out and put in a sparkling performance in every game. You are goingt o be asked different questions and England struggled to find the answers tonight against Ghana.
They were too slow. They didn't offer enough, particularly in wide positions. We hit the first man too mnay times when we did try to cross the ball. Everything was just too passive and safe, the easy option.
Rather than taking the gamble to pass into midfield or the gamble to take someone on one v one, too many times we went back inside. It was too slow and they didn't do enough to win the game.
