Ollie Watkins has compared England to Real Madrid in the Champions League, who still manage to win despite their poor performances.
England faced a barrage of criticism at the Euros. After their underwhelming performances, including conceding against Slovakia, Switzerland and the Netherlands, but still progressed consistently through the tournament. It is similar to Madrid’s Champions League campaign, with their reputation for coming back from a
goal down to win the 2021-22 campaign and even last season. When they looked certain to be eliminated in the semi-finals until Joselu’s brace turned things around.
They were forced to settle in the first half of the final against Borussia Dortmund. But eventually won 2-0 to lift the trophy.
“You see teams like Real Madrid in the Champions League, they are comfortable without the ball, they have the confidence when they have it they will score,” Watkins said.
“I feel the same about them. We are a difficult team to beat and we need one chance and we win. It doesn’t matter if we play badly or if the players are in poor form. http://ufabet999.app We’ve got world-class players who are going to score goals,”
England are 58 years shy of their first major trophy, with tomorrow’s (Sunday) clash with Spain the final stage of their long-awaited triumph.