Yahoo News Steven Gerrard shows his true colours as he has no words for Ollie Watkins
Steven Gerrard has responded to Ollie Watkins’ England heroics.
Aston Villa’s star striker was the Three Lions’ super sub as he fired them into the Euro 2024 final with a dramatic injury time winner against the Netherlands in the semi-final on Wednesday night. They will now face Spain in the final on Sunday.
Gerrard failed to get the best out of Watkins when he was in charge of Villa, but he showed his class after his sensational goal sparked euphoric celebrations across the nation.
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Watkins posted a message on Instagram after the final whistle in Dortmund, reading “Show time baby” alongside a picture of him celebrating on the pitch, and Gerrard responded by posting red heart and flame emojis.
Speaking on ITV, Watkins described the moment he scored the winning goal as “unbelievable”, adding: I’ve been waiting for that moment for weeks. It’s taken a lot of hard work to get to where I am now. I’m grateful I got the opportunity and I grabbed it with both hands and I’m delighted.
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“I swear on my life, on my kids’ lives, I said to Cole Palmer ‘We’re coming on and you’re going to set me up’ and that’s why I was so happy with Coley, I knew as soon as he got the ball he was going to play me.
“You’ve got to be greedy, touch and shoot and when I see it going into the bottom corner it’s the best feeling ever.
“There’s been a lot of criticism but at the end of the day we’re in the final and that’s all that matters. Forget all the outside noise, we’re in the final.
“We’ve got that kind of bounce-back factor, going a goal behind seems to kick us into gear. We never give up. We’ve won on penalties and come from behind. There’s one more game now – we’re ready.”
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