Chief football writer at Wembley Stadium-6
Man of the match - Gary
Cahill Southgate can be satisfied
after England win If the object of England's exercise
was to win while delivering a
competent performance and providing
information for manager Southgate to
take forward, then this was
satisfactory on all counts. England's display must be placed in
context. Nigeria were desperately
poor in the first 45 minutes and were
only enlivened by a host of half-time
substitutions and the encouragement
of that goal back from Arsenal's Iwobi. Southgate, however, will be pleased
by the pace and movement shown by
his attacking players when they totally
dominated the opening 45 minutes, as
well as demonstrating a threat at set-
pieces that brought Cahill's seventh- minute goal. And when Nigeria
did finally pose a
threat after the break, albeit
sporadically, England survived in
relative comfort.BBC Sport
Cahill Southgate can be satisfied
after England win If the object of England's exercise
was to win while delivering a
competent performance and providing
information for manager Southgate to
take forward, then this was
satisfactory on all counts. England's display must be placed in
context. Nigeria were desperately
poor in the first 45 minutes and were
only enlivened by a host of half-time
substitutions and the encouragement
of that goal back from Arsenal's Iwobi. Southgate, however, will be pleased
by the pace and movement shown by
his attacking players when they totally
dominated the opening 45 minutes, as
well as demonstrating a threat at set-
pieces that brought Cahill's seventh- minute goal. And when Nigeria
did finally pose a
threat after the break, albeit
sporadically, England survived in
relative comfort.BBC Sport
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