Oxlade-Chamberlain puts England ahead against Scotland
Oxlade-Chamberlain and Sterling were occupied on the right and left flanks by England boss Gareth Southgate in last night's World Cup qualifier against Malta.
The visitors were heavy favourites for the game but were frustrated in the first half by the Maltese defence.
At half time, Giggs said that was because Oxlade-Chamberlain and Sterling did not stay wide, which made it easier for the hosts to defend.
“They (England) started brightly, should have gone ahead,” he said on ITV.
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“Obviously a couple of good chances. But as the half went on, England made the pitch smaller.
“What I mean by that is the wide men are just creeping in, they’re just not keeping their discipline and making the pitch as big as possible so that it would be more difficult for Malta to defend.
“As the half went on they were defending the with of the box.
“Oxlade-Chamberlain, Raheem Sterling, have got to keep their discipline and stay out wide, where they’re actually facing onto the play, where they can beat the defender or create two v ones.
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“As the half went on, they were receiving the ball with their back to play and then it’s very difficult.”
Oxlade-Chamberlain was playing his first game since joining Liverpool from Arsenal for £35million on Thursday.
He joined the Reds to play in his preferred central midfield position but Southgate did not adhere to his wishes last night.
Manchester City winger Sterling was replaced at half time by Marcus Rashford.
