England's Ollie Watkins has nerves of steel.
It was dicey for a bit, but England will play in its second consecutive Euro Final this Sunday in Berlin. The English only got there thanks to the terrific heroics of super-sub Ollie Watkins, who, in relief of Harry Kane, scored the game-winning goal over the Netherlands in the 90th minute.
Per Watkins, he apparently saw his glorious moment coming in advance.
In his post-game interview, the forward revealed he had told England teammate Cole Palmer that he was going to set him up with the game-winning goal. That turned out to be exactly what happened.
What a moment of clarity:
"I swear on my life, my kid's life, I said to Cole Palmer 'we're coming on today and you're gonna set me up.'"
Ollie Watkins speaks after the game about his game winner that clinched England's spot in the Final
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England’s men have never won a European championship and they will need to be at their absolute best to beat a Spanish juggernaut team. At the very least, as Watkins shows, they’re not lacking in confidence.
