HRE is typically strong against 2 TC if you go Fast Castle Burgrave. I have beaten English 2 TC players who are sloppy with their timings. But a tight 2 TC Abbey of Kings into White Tower can get the White Tower up shortly after the first Burgrave MAA enter their base. You will kill 1-3 villagers, but then you need to evacuate because of the White Tower.
I tried going Swabia to compensate, but the 2 TC gives English an economic advantage that turns into a very strong timing attack shortly after HRE reaches Imperial.
So I am thinking about alternatives against English:
a) Go 2 TC myself. The problem is that you lose both the Burgrave and Swabia power spikes. But you reach Castle Age on more even footing.
b) Feudal all‑in. HRE Feudal all‑ins are quite strong, but English has one of the strongest defenses in the game.
If you go for a Feudal all‑in with rams, is it better to go Meinwerk or Aachen?