By the time they had finished, it was just a pity that Gareth Southgate had more to address than the latest evidence showing why England’s followers can trust this team in a way that scarcely felt possible not too long ago.
They had played, again, with freedom and confidence and the occasion deserved better than to be scarred by the primitive “ooh-ooh” chants that told us Montenegro’s supporters had decided there was one last way to get at the victorious players. The black players, with a grim inevitability.
Written by Daniel Taylor at the Podgorica City Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/mar/25/montenegro-england-euro-2020-qualifier-match-report under the title “England put five past Montenegro but win marred by racial abuse from stands”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
