Gareth Southgate’s side were moments away from an embarrassing exit akin to the defeat to Iceland eight years earlier against Slovakia on Sunday.
Ivan Toney was “annoyed” to be brought on so late against Slovakia but pledged to be ready whenever called upon as England look to “kick on” from their Euro 2024 near miss.
The 28-year-old’s presence helped allow for Jude Bellingham’s stunning 95th-minute equaliser, with the Brentford striker then smartly heading across for Harry Kane to seal a 2-1 extra-time triumph. “It is going to be tough for all of us because we are used to playing week in, week out for our clubs, so it is always tough.
“There’s a guy called Michael Caulfield at Brentford, who is always talking about controlling your emotions, and I feel like in that moment it was time to control your emotions,” he said.“There’s a lot more to give, I felt for myself. There’s 30 minutes of football and you’ve got to play your part and I managed to do that.”
“But we’re two games away from a major final and we have to do what we can do and hopefully it’ll be enough.”Asked if there was more motivation to make the most out of if having gone so close to an early exit, he said: “Yeah for sure. It was eye-opening that you could be going home any minute.“I think we’ve got the character and the quality of players to do so. Hopefully, we can do that now.”
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