USA will take strength from familiar England in World Cup battle | Will Hooley

Pressure is on the favourites and our knowledge of players from Premiership encounters can be used to help inflict an upsetPeople will fully expect England to beat the United States on Thursday. That is entirely understandable: they have to be regarded as one of the World Cup favourites. At least we know our opponents well. It helps that our coach, Gary Gold, has spent many years coaching in England and AJ MacGinty, Joe Taufete’e and Paul Lasike are involved on a weekly basis in the Premiership. There is strength in understanding your enemy, something we can look to use come kick off in Kobe.A…