A single goal Ollie Watkins In the second half it was enough for an England without its big stars (Bellingham and Kane did not play) and full of substitutes to beat Australia in a friendly match that has not had much history played at Wembley (1-0) .
Gareth Southgate He chose the B unit and left most of his key men on the bench ahead of next Tuesday’s duel with Italy to qualify for the Euro Cup, where England would mathematically seal the pass that was almost in their hands.
Yesterday at Wembley no trace of Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane, Kyle Walker either Declan Rice, three of England’s heavyweights, while other figures who also started on the bench took to the field in the second half. This is the case of Rashford, Foden, John Stones or Trippier.
In place of eleven, England struggled to create and narrowly lost against the Australians, with a 0-1 lead to a shot from Keanu Bacchus which was taken by Sam Johnstone and with a Ryan Strain shot which Lewis took under the sticks Dunk.
After the scares in the second half, England did not improve much either, but found the goal Ollie Watkins. Trent Alexander-Arnold He found Jack Grealish at the far post, the City man pocketed the ball and buried the cross ball. Watkins went to ground to make it 1-0, much to the delight of the English fans, who minutes later discovered they hadn’t seen Bellingham.
Southgate He began to move the bench, he made six changes, but he forgot about the footballer from real Madridwhich starts on Tuesday against Italy. After a soporific match against the ‘aussies’, England They have a lot to improve against the Italians, in a rivalry that, depending on what happens this Saturday in Ukraine-North Macedonia, could mean the qualification of the ‘Three Lions’ to the Euro Cup.
Source: La Verdad
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