Taylor's Bad Habit Could Have Been So Costly

Titus Bramble is famous for losing concentration during spells in matches that usually lead to a goal, but Taylor's weakness is the way he grapples with strikers on the edge of the box. And we have seen it all too often in games during the last season.

Bramble is gone, and I'm sure Sam Allardyce won't risk his managerial future on a player who "wades in" the way Taylor did last night in Holland. The kid MUST learn! He gave away needles free-kicks and the main talking point from the Italians was a penalty decision they didn't get ... and didn't deserve. But the fact remains Taylor DID have his arm around the player and another referee could have jumped on it.

In the end England Under-21s let a two-goal lead slip in their European Championship clash against Italy in Arnhem, when they were totally in control.