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Elliot Daly insists it is time for England to show their teeth in attack as they look to build on the defensive masterclass delivered against Argentina.<\/p>\n
Steve Borthwick\u2019s team top Pool D of the World Cup after routing the Pumas 27-10, securing a vital victory even though flanker Tom Curry was sent off for a dangerous tackle in the third minute.<\/p>\n
A steely performance addressed concerns about the vulnerability of their defence but with all the points arriving off the boot of George Ford, the deficiencies of an attack that has yet to fire since Borthwick took charge were exposed once more.<\/p>\n
Moments of promise in Marseille \u2013 most notably a five on two overlap \u2013 failed to materialise into tries and Daly is targeting an improvement when the group campaign continues against Japan on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know how good our attack can be, so hopefully in the next few games we\u2019ll be able to show that,\u201d the Saracens wing said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cA lot of people wrote us off against Argentina so for us to come out and perform like that and get that scoreline was pretty impressive.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we can do the same this weekend, perform how we want to perform and put our game on Japan, let\u2019s see where that takes us.<\/p>\n
We know how good our attack can be, so hopefully in the next few games we’ll be able to show that.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not saying we\u2019re going to chuck the ball around, but we\u2019re going to put ourselves in positions in attack to take the opportunities we create.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe did actually see the space on the weekend, but we probably couldn\u2019t go into it when down to 14. We\u2019re seeing the space a lot more, which is going to create more opportunities with the ball.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThere\u2019s a lot more to come from us and I\u2019m very excited about how we\u2019re approaching it.\u201d<\/p>\n
For England to thrive against Japan they must shed their habit of seeing players sent off for illegal challenges having amassed four red cards in six Tests.<\/p>\n
Curry\u2019s dismissal against Argentina lifts the total number of cards for their 10 matches this year to nine, the highest of any side ranked in the top 10.<\/p>\n
While Daly takes comfort from knowing England have played some of their best rugby when their backs are against the wall, he insists they must be aware of the current climate in the game which sees dangerous play being clamped down on.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just need probably to make sure we\u2019re whiter than white, but these things happen, so it\u2019s about we react on the field to that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously we don\u2019t want that in big games, but if we do have it, it\u2019s something we\u2019ve got to shrug off and understand what we\u2019re lacking in that position.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe understand that we want to keep 15 people on the field but if we don\u2019t it\u2019s how we react to that really.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019ve got to understand that if you do go high and it\u2019s 50-50 there\u2019s a chance of a penalty or even worse.\u201d<\/p>\n
Borthwick names his starting XV on Friday evening with prop Kyle Sinckler and number eight Billy Vunipola expected to be recalled to the 23 following absences through injury and suspension respectively.<\/p>\n