Gareth Southgate’s young side were quickly into their stride against Spain and finally have a win against a team of pedigree
There must have been times as the interval approached when even Gareth Southgate, such a staunch believer in the talent of this youthful group, found himself peering in disbelief up at the big screen at one end of this bowl of an arena. The list of English goalscorers had become cluttered by then, the board increasingly untidy if gloriously lopsided. The eerie silence in Rijeka last week had felt surreal but the stunned hush among the locals in Andalusia was far harder to comprehend.
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Written by Dominic Fifield at the Estadio Benito Villamarín
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