England fans party on streets of Dortmund as orange wall deserts city after defeat

Описание: England fans were out in voice after their triumphant win over the Netherlands in the semi-final or Euro 2024

FOR weeks on end, we had been screaming at Gareth Southgate to make substitutions.

And here in Dortmund’s Westfalenstadion, on the outskirts of Utopia, the England manager went and made the greatest double substitution in the history of his national team.

With 81 minutes on the clock, and England being pinned back by the Dutch after an excellent first half, Southgate sent on Ollie Watkins and Cole Palmer in place of England’s all-time record scorer, Harry Kane, and the Footballer of the Year, Phil Foden.

And then, in the 90th minute, Palmer passed to Aston Villa hitman Watkins,who swivelled and drilled a shot into the bottom corner.

Suddenly, the Netherlands were defeated and England were in Never-Never Land - Sunday’s final against Spain in Berlin.

Southgate had been criticised and ridiculed in recent weeks but here was making a masterful tactical switch which earned England a second successive Euros final.

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