He let the Netherlands lead 1-0 in the 7th minute, but Harry Kane equalized on the penalty spot in the 18th minute. At the 90th minute, two players who came on as substitutes at the end of the second half, Ollie Watkins and Cole Palmer, combined to create The goal sealed the score 2-1 for the Three Lions.

Cole Palmer made a pass for Watkins to escape and receive the ball in the penalty area. Even though he was closely followed by the opponent and the shot angle was not too wide, the Aston Villa striker still managed to execute a cross-angle kick that Bart Verbruggen could not block.

With a 2-1 victory over the Netherlands, England entered the final against Spain. This is the second consecutive time the Three Lions have reached the Euro final, after losing to Italy on penalties in Euro 2020. After the match, coach Gareth Southgate talked about the new change against the Netherlands. He said:

“The most important thing is that the entire squad is ready for the match. Energetically, we felt that we were starting to lose a bit of pressure, and Harry was sore. Ollie can press well and run back. We feel this is a good time for a change. I’m glad Ollie got his moment.

“We played very well. It was a complicated game and we had to constantly change our defense, especially we had to adapt all the time and the players made a lot of the right decisions. The ending was special for the team and a reward for what they have contributed.”

Ollie Watkins and Cole Palmer, who came on as substitutes, scored the decisive goal to help England beat the Netherlands 2-1

In some “miraculous” way, it was not until the second half of the 6th match at Euro 2024 – the semi-final that England played with 11 players considered their optimal team.

In some “miraculous” way, it was not until that moment that all the people present on the field of the Three Lions were placed in the position considered their forte in the club’s shirt. Kyle Walker plays a complex role between right centre-back and right back, John Stones organizes play in the lowest position in the formation, Marc Guehi shifts towards the left flank. Kobbie Mainoo linked up in the middle, Phil Foden was free to move to the right, Jude Bellingham moved to the left…

And in some “miraculous” way, England made such calm substitutions to decide the confrontation with the Netherlands.

Cole Palmer is used with the expectation of better tactical vision than Foden, while Ollie Watkins has the habit of attacking in depth – something completely different from the way Harry Kane plays as a striker. Remember, in the match against Slovakia and then the match against Switzerland, England was frantically trying to find an equalizer and decided to replace almost all of the attacking players on the field.

Only now do viewers see the strongest England team. His favorite students “saved” Gareth Southgate’s delay in his arduous journey to the final. And it took 6 matches for this strategist’s “experiments” to end.

Now England will enter the final with great confidence in themselves, in their best version of Euro 2024. Play 3-2-5 on the ball, defend 5-4- 1