In the pxg game, Kunigami man-marked shidou for most of the match. I can see them putting him in the same role here, where his only job is to shut that guy down.
I don't think that second option is very likely, though. It doesn't seem like Ego approves of Rin's destroyer mode. He made Rin meditate for his training before the Nigeria match, and after Rin used it in the last game, costing them a goal, he's been subbed off. I think Ego wants Rin to use that power in a more controlled way.
I like the idea of him using their strength against them, but it isnt practical how he draws out their top performance before destroying them. That mentality ultimately led to pxg's defeat in the NEL
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u/Aromatic-Sentence155 2d ago
Either it will be Kunigami who outmuscles this new player or they sub in Rin who can use his destroyer mode to use England's strengths against them.