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Published 10:17 11 Feb 2022 GMT
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"We went 1-0 up and started so well. We were on the front foot, everyone was really buzzing for it. We were aggressive, tackles were going in strong, winning the headers, winning the second ball."
Rice then described how the game unfolded before their eyes and admitted that allowing Italy to have more possession was one of their downfalls in their defeat."I remember in the last ten minutes of the first half we were dropping back a bit and we were pressured. Their midfield was known through the whole tournament of having loads of the ball and for 35 minutes they couldn't get into the rhythm of passing the ball."
"The space opened up and their players were starting to get on the ball to make things happen. Their tails were up and ours were a little bit shocked. From there, it's always tough to get back into it (after conceding)."
"It's where you need to go again and we didn't really do that, which was gutting because of the players we had on the pitch and on the bench. It's a shame we couldn't nick another goal or keep more control of the ball."
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