David Beckham has given his tactical analysis of the Paraguay team who England will face on Saturday – and has warned it will not be easy.
Beckham has more experience than many of his England colleagues when it comes to facing South American opponents, because there are so many playing against him in Spain.
Meanwhile Paraguay who have reached their third world cup finals face a tough challenge to get past England first and then make it through the group stage.Among other things Paraguay’s coach Anibal Ruiz’s will have to figure out how to keep England’s towering striker Peter Crouch at bay.
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