There are only hours left until England and the Netherlands jumped onto the Signal Iduna Park pitch this Wednesday in search of a place in the dream final of German Euro 2024. Maybe Ronald Koeman, Dutch coach, remembered what he won in 1988, also in Germany. And maybe Gareth Southgateselector Englandstir not only the last lost three years ago at Wembley match Italy by penalties in the previous Euro Cup and even his memory is more, until the time he played in the axis of the ‘pros’ defense.
Is June 18, 1996 when Englandthat Euro Cup host, got thrashed Netherlands (1-4 in group A). That day the English team, included Southgate, with 6 on his back, as a starter in their defense, forming a pair with Tony Adamsdiscontinued ‘oranje’, in a Netherlands with Dennis Bergkamp, Jordi Cruyff, Clarence Seedorf or, entering from the bank, Patrick Kluivert, who scored, there is already 0-4 on the scoreboard, the only goal of the Dutch, led by Guus Hiddink.
Alan Shearer and Teddy Sheringham They won the double that night at Wembley and English fans dreamed of the title. In that way England (that the coach is Terry Venables) played on June 18 among others Alan Shearer, Paul Gascoigne, David Platt, Gary Neville, David Seaman or Steve McManaman.
Netherlandsfor its part, is full of players who will sooner or later defend the team’s shirt. Barcelonanumber Jordi Cruyff, Ronald de Boer, Richard Witschge, Winston Bogarde and Michael Reiziger (in the starting eleven) and, on the bench, Patrick Kluivert (enter 72′ for Peter Hoekstra), Phillip Cocu and Ruud Hesp.
But that’s the semifinals Euro 1996 They had a major blow on June 26 for Southgate and for all of England. The coach now Englandwhich was then active in Aston Villamissed the decisive shootout penalty against Germanywho eliminated the host before 75,900 spectators at Wembley (7-6 in the shootout after 1-1) and became champions (2-1 against Czech Republic).
Throughout his career Southgate He played 57 matches for the English team (scored 2 goals). Then a pizza brand did an advertising spot where English internationals Stuart Pearce and Chris Waddle they made a joke Southgate (also present) in the maximum punishment awarded.
Source: La Verdad
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