Roy Keane has known as on Gareth Southgate to discover a strategy to get Cole Palmer into his facet when England head into the Euro 2024 knockout phases.
Jude Bellingham’s headed objective had received England off to a profitable – if considerably unconvincing – begin to their summer season marketing campaign towards Serbia of their opening group sport.
However they let a lead given to them by captain Harry Kane slip in a poor displaying towards Denmark final outing, with Morten Hjulmand’s long-range strike forcing Gareth Southgate’s facet to share the spoils – they usually had been held to a draw once more of their ultimate group sport towards Slovenia.
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Roy Keane: “I like Cole Palmer, I believe he is an incredible participant”
England had nonetheless had their passage to the spherical of 16 assured with out kicking a ball within the interim because of the ends in the finals spherical of Group A and B video games, which ensured Gareth Southgate’s facet would on the very least undergo as one of many 4 greatest third-placed sides.
Bukayo Saka thought had had given an unconvincing England the lead halfway by the primary half, tapping dwelling Phil Foden’s ball throughout the face of objective, however the Manchester Metropolis man was instantly dominated to have been offside within the build-up.
That was to be the one actual spark England confirmed within the first half, however the ITV pundits felt there was a big enchancment after Southgate rang the adjustments from the interval onwards with a collection of substitutions, together with handing Chelsea’s Palmer his first outing of Euro 2024 – regardless of the sport ending goalless.
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Keane mentioned: “I assumed [Kobbie] Mainoo regarded very snug on the market, however the one I’m all the time excited to observe…I believe Palmer definitely has that X-factor.
“I do know we had been saying ‘why did not he come on possibly the primary or second sport’, however when he got here on, each time he will get the ball you suppose one thing goes to occur.
“So there was definitely a bit extra fluency to their sport within the final 10-Quarter-hour, however nonetheless no finish product, they did not actually take a look at the goalkeeper, however there’s one or two positives with the clear sheet.
“However once more, we return to it, they should present extra high quality in attacking areas – however I do love Palmer, I believe he is an incredible participant.”
After drawing their first two video games, Slovenia got here into the sport figuring out no less than a draw would take them by alongside England and get them previous the group stage of a significant match for the primary time of their historical past as an impartial nation.
The previous Yugoslavian state had beforehand appeared at Euro 2000 and the World Cup in each 2002 and 2010, marking their return to the massive stage this summer season with a really convincing qualification marketing campaign that noticed them end stage on factors with Denmark.
England will face an as-yet undetermined third-placed facet within the spherical of 16, with Denmark taking over host nation Germany and Slovenia’s opponents but to be decided.
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