Hi all,
I am a 1800ish player and while I don't have issues when playing stronger opponents against 1.e4 and 1.d4 I am struggling to play against the flank opening, particularly the English. While I do not play aggressive openings as Black ( my repertoire is the accellerated dragon and the QGA ) I suffer the lack  of free piece play that I usually get against  other major opening. What do you suggest to avoid playing a boring game against the English?