http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Theo-Walcott-c34873 believes that the Three Lions can beat just about anyone, should they manage to get their tactics right.
Walcott went on to win over all the England fans in the match against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sweden-c3015. The attacker came in off the bench and went on to score a brilliant goal and set up another one, which helped the team win by three goals to two.
However, Walcott feels that the match against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 will be a harder game for the team to participate in, but he feels that the three lions can win that game, should they play with the same mentality that they played their group games in.
“It doesn’t matter who you play against in this competition, they will all be difficult,” Walcott said.
“Playing the world and European champions [http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011] would have been tough, but we will take anyone at this moment in time because we believe we can beat anyone."
Having kept a clean sheet in their last game during a 1-0 win over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032, Walcott suggests that a stable defence could be the difference for England.
The forward also feels that England have proven that their defending is no longer a joke and when the team really gives it their all, they can get the best of their opponents.
“I’m not going to say we can win this tournament, but we’ve got a great chance, like other teams have," he said.
"If we play to the best of our ability, who knows? We defend well, which is important, and know we can always score.”
England now need to try and figure out a way to go on and take on Italy. The Italians play a very similar game to England, which is going to make it hard for the team to be able to get anything against them.
However, considering how the Italian defence is regarded to be amongst the best in the world, the team is really going to have to avoid wasting any of the opportunities they get in front of goal.
It is now a wait till Sunday to see just what team ends up coming out on top.
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