Half time and one-nil down
How do you solve the problem?
England rock solid in defence
Can’t see a way through them
High balls would be gobbled up
What’s the point of crossing
Stones Maguire come out on top
Aerial combat bossing
Mancini knows what they must do
Problems can be solved
And so his players gather round
Houdini, show us through
Possess the ball completely
Keep them running round
Wear them down possessing
They will fall into the ground
And so the crack appeared
Not aerial but low
On the ground Bonucci
Struck the fatal blow
Nothing is impregnable
You can always find a way
Mancini did and England
Must try another day
Brian Fahy
13 July 2021
Erris Poetry 