FULL MATCH | England U21 7-0 Luxembourg U21 | UEFA EURO U21 Qualification | Group F | England

England and a man who has worn this England shirt so many times at so many levels alongside me tonight, I'm the England international, the City defender, Connor Cody Connor, it's a pleasure to see you, what do you expect from this one tonight ? First of all, thank you for inviting me. James, it's a pleasure to be here and see the England under 21 playlist and we know the talent they have, we said before the game, it seems we are talking about the talent that comes year after year with this England under 21. The 21 team and Le Lee Cari did a fantastic job and I hope it will be a fantastic

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with many goals for England, which will undoubtedly be the expectations, especially after all the goals they have accumulated so far 25 in just six games and it is really a shame riches F Carley right now, yeah, and we said that before the game, we said it, it seems like we're talking year after year about the talent that's coming through our country and the talent that our country produces and we.

We're watching it again tonight and the changes that Lee Carley makes and the players coming in are exciting players to watch, even looking at the players making their debut. AR Gray is 18 years old and comes to the team after a fantastic season with Le This. year who scored on his debut, it's really exciting and something I'm looking forward to. Jasper Vut from Belgium is the referee for this this afternoon. Estonia played their second

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in these qualifiers against Bulgaria in September. Well, Lee carsley. Yesterday I was talking about how dry the countryside was. Altin Baku says they trained when it was wet but the homide decided not to water it on match day but they have their own conditions here tonight in Bolton and there's a big crowd here at Bolton's house he wonders, it's great to have them wherever they are watching tonight, we understand that this will be broadcast live to greet those of you who are in the concourses, we are sorry ahead of the friendly against Belgium later tonight.

I hope we can give you something. goals before some entertainment at the National Stadium, there's also Taylor Harwood Bellis for no M. It's interesting to see how this team lines up, certainly looking at the numbers and names on the 11, it's a very attacking team, it's James , is a great player from England who we mentioned before the game and has Ellot's turn. I went and watched the game at Goodison Park when they played Northern Island a few months ago, maybe an early chance here too in the box, already touched and shot. non madw's rebound a chance in 50 seconds for the Young Lions brilliant brilliant brilliant game and again we mentioned that they are an attacking team and that is what we want from England, the Bodies In The Box players in the area attack the goal and the scoring opportunities. and he was going back to Harvey Elliott there.

I saw him play a few months ago and he really makes everything sick with this England team, England corner, which Alex Scott will take here making his first start tonight. Great opportunity for Bournemouth man mcy. nice setback for Elliot, is anyone going to make it to the end? They already ended up giving Jr two opportunities for England and perhaps a sign of things to come. I think so. I think so. Jame, Har the Elliott's move and being the path to M's pass and obviously Illan Junior's move as well. I think he will be disappointed with the opportunity he had.

I think he will hope to hit the target and score there. it's a very good opportunity. Forland simply shows. What an attacker this England team is with Saming JR, a flying winger who plays as a left back, but let's be honest, they are fantastic players and everyone will want to enjoy them in the future with the ball tonight. It won't be different here for Tim Flick either, many of this Luxembourg team play in their homeland, but a Spring C across continental Europe, as well as the likes of Germany, France, Austria, represented in this NES starting 11, by Jerel Quansa , they join the team. tonight of course a regular in the Liverpool team at the moment Scott helps look for the career there of J Baro gens bissio Dortmund wi who has played many times for them this season only 19 but 23 appearances dvad skelin in all competitions here is Elliot mild Mudge is there, but the referee is happy for the play to continue.

Elliot has stayed here, he has a problem and the referee stopped the play. Yes, he was a little naughty. James, a little late, they left it there, about Harvey Elliot and someone is needed. England don't want to lose at any point, we hope and believe that they will be fine, but yes, I think the first 5 minutes of the game we are getting closer now, I think we can see how the game is going to end, I think it is something very important for me, is that when I watch the football game it's where England's center halves will be positioned and look, now they're already 10 to 15 yards inside the opposition's half, so a lot. of the ball will go to England tonight, I think, and aren't you great?

I'm sure I'll be pushing towards midfield as well. Yes, we see a lot of things, you can see it now, it's something we see a lot in football these days. The

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back who goes to midfield knows how to play there, he also does it a lot to take advantage, but now you look at his position right between the lines of ls and the big team, the key creative force of mcy on friday retains his place tonight, a crazy scorer on Friday Gua England moved the ball with Pace Gins just stopped it there Kus who comes into the side tonight Kaiser slon right back taken by illing junior, returned it to Scott towards mcy still moving the ball here Scott barely manages to touch moment M faces his man in the moment back until Harwood Bellis gives him a misplaced pass for England within the first 5 minutes here turn for James Rodriguez Good interception there from Jay Stansfield helping in the defense Duty is Elliot a touch that sets preparing this attack for England, still Elliots maintains this pace, a concentration game for Luxembourg at the moment, yes, and listen, I have played with this formation a lot in my career and you have to be very disciplined when it comes to play it on your 541 and when you get the chance, you should take it as much as you can when it comes to counter-attacking, where K Howard Bellis Gray it's a very windy afternoon here in Bolton, moving across the field from right to left.

He left as we sat here at the top of the main stand Quan MTI looking for that run from Stansfield, the goalkeeper came off his line very quickly, the timid valer, that's something Jay Stanfield does very well, James, honestly, we played against him again a couple of times. This year, for Binger, he doesn't stop, he is a striker who constantly chases you, makes you run behind, gets to his feet, we have seen him before chase and win the ball and start the attack for England. He is a very good asset when he runs. him behind like that, yeah, big opportunity for him tonight, he was a substitute on Friday.

Liam Deap, one of the other 21 centre-forwards injured at the moment, is probably the weakest area or the lowest in numbers, at least in the team Leey has chosen. That was a tough tackle by Ivan Angaro, there is no more punishment, but the referee who imposed himself in this game was a bit harsh. He was about to say yes, I don't think it was a foul. I think that's where we are. football these days in terms of 50/50 especially when you get into European competitions so yeah I didn't actually think it was a foul but it's good for England and England are back with the ball stuffing Junior and he's He really made his breakthrough into the Uvea first team in recent years, he made the space start to open up for him.

CH man couldn't control it until Gray and Elliot who takes a safe option and comes back all the way here for San tick, he may not have too many touches tonight, but of course it's developing all the time right now, isn't it him and Jurgen Klopp and playing alongside someone like Virgil Van djk? Well, I was just going to say that he is, first and foremost, me. I think he is a brilliant, brilliant footballer, he is learning from the best. L. He plays alongside Virgil Van D. The center back that he is and how demanding he is.

He is learning from the best. Listen. He has done fantastic this year. He is a player who has made 25 appearances. in all competitions and the experience he has playing alongside Van D is brilliant and you can see it, he is calm on the ball, he is aggressive when he needs Wi and he can also dictate the game from the back. Elliot almost the entire game on the field. Luxembourg have half here 87% possession at last count, are looking for a comeback there but I'm not on the same page. I think the interesting thing for England James is that I think he can see himself when Archie Gray gets open inside and vice versa.

RO very well when Mada is outside, Arch Gray is inside. I think they are doing very well and it seems like it is something that England have married themselves to just to try and break their back five because I can't express how difficult it is when you are playing against back fives who are disciplined and organised, how difficult it is. is to knock them down and this start again Gray quansa G, who receives illing, J had passed it to Harvard Bellis, the receiver M Elliot, the deepest position in this The time Jorgtins is missing is a beautiful change of pace on his part , capable of holding the ball also in that narrow area, looking for the return.

So, patience, I think courage, patience, I think working the ball from side to side, I think trying to find the spaces and making the creative players have the ball and listening, we can talk about a lot of creative players in this England team. , but I think it's important. It's patience and we said before the game Jam, when we talked about it, a goal and it makes all the difference, you see it and it has to come out a little, but moving the ball from side to side with as much patience as possible and I think the goal will come sometime.

MTI took it too far here and could have hit the foot of the post. There he certainly deflected back for a corner again. Great play moving the ball from side to side and then Mak making a mistake defending him. I can see how he just gets him on his feet and slows him down and gets that position, maybe when you get there you can pull the ball back a little bit, but another good chance for England and get to the right places for England to be here with a play a set piece. The opportunity at the other end this time will be taken by Bournemouth's Alex Scott.

He had his injury problems this season, but now he is getting back to his best level. If that ball had been better, they could have had a chance and it was broken as the ball was heading in the direction of James Rodriguez. That's what good teams do. James do it, they prepare properly to stop the counterattack and crush it as much as possible. they can because like I said this looks like Team B will play counterattacks, that's what they'll want, it was a great position for March Gray and England got the ball again. M, he may have just done it.

I still don't have the confidence to pass to his man Scott, good choice, Junior moving in from left back just shows the license and freedom he gave away tonight when Fabio Lo bounced off Ryan bber's chest. free kick and a chance for Luxenberg to simply catch his breath after a frenetic 11 and a half minutes of defensive play. Good feat looking for the career of Ivan Angaro, who has just checked the interior and hoped to go far, is a good game. From Iburg, it's unlucky to be just playing in the channel like that and find your way there, but like I said, it's important to try to make the most of those opportunities, but back in England, Stanfield is working to get the ball back.

Carley is hoping for more of the same after a goal-filled game on Friday, there will no doubt be a much more partisan atmosphere for his team tonight as they look for a fourth straight win. They have scored 11 goals in their last three. Their last home game was a 3-0 win against Northern Ireland at Goodison Park at the end of November on Goal St Day with Liverpool Connections in Tyler Morton and Harvey Elliot. All they can do is keep putting pressure on Ukraine, but a big gap after today the next qualifiers are not scheduled until September when England will travel to Northern Ireland to play the fixed leg England already played against Luxembourg once in this

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they won 3-0 away jump Callum Doyle and K Palmer all forward "The score sheet was brilliant to see Callum Doyle on the score sheet playing with him at last.

There he was. I was hoping he could get a bit of a sniff tonight too "This England team continues without him. It was reduced here so that he couldn't." We didn't manage to make the connection that they took away from him, a brilliant game and that cross was what we wanted before and I mentioned that Mak came into that position and it's also important for him when they go in there, Ju. Just making the most of that final pass into the box Elliot crushes the challenge and the referee looks for a card and it will be a yellow card here Miguel Gonalves is the one who went into the book and some of the England players certainly disagree with him , that's a pair.

Now James is there, we saw one in front of us and I said at the time I thought it was a strong tackle. I didn't really think he was probably on edge, but I thought one was one.foul, he got up off the ground with both feet and left one against Harvey Elliott. I think when you see him come in now he just gets up off the ground, it's a strong entrance, but I think this day and age it's a foul, yeah, it's that a step-down Martin Keon, as he's called, is a step-down. I think he can call himself that, yes certainly, I think ha Elliot certainly felt it, but I think that's what LS and beer are trying to do.

They impose themselves a little bit on the game, but listen, it's a good game from England again and now there is a good position for England to go and here look at the yellow card for captain Miguel gon salz from the missed shot, I'll tell you what when If you play in that position again, you don't need a yellow card. Al, no, you're the last man most of the time, so to get a yellow card, it's going to be a night. I've really been in that position. a lot and it's difficult when you're in a book and it's actually Elliots and Scott standing over this, so have some height, Harwood Bellis and Quan standing together on the edge of the area here, do you have something a little different to unlock this Luxembourg side ?

Elliots in quansa was turning it was curving in but not enough at the end I thought it was actually going to come off the tap and into the corner James I really did I think from where we were we were right behind it's a brilliant opportunity to When I really think I should score, but a brilliant ball we already mentioned it a lot tonight, but it was the right idea to cross the goal, cross the goalkeeper and get into the far corner and really, very unfortunate. I think I'm disappointed. If the opportunities continue to accumulate here England have had the four attempts of the game so far Oxenberg has had very little but nothing so far I don't think they have even come close to the penalty area in the first 15 minutes Al Bellis a lot These players also participated in a promotion push this year, like Archie Gray there with Leeds har Bellis at Southampton Sincerity you mentioned at Leicester and so many players who have had fantastic campaigns, all here looking for Stansfield, but it's shy Vier. who gets there I think it shows how important the football league is James.

I really think these players are having brilliant seasons in the football league in the championship, obviously at the top of the championship, where everything is very close and exhausting. much of it at the moment, so yes, the plays are working brilliantly well and they are being recognized by the country for it like Howard Bellis with cap number 23 tonight for the under 21s. There is still some way to go before let James Milner's record of 46 M have the pace to pass looh here angry just took the head off agostinelli there back here now with n sh worth with a high one in front probably won't carry it as he would have liked L will start again here with mon gray power slide past Harvey Elliot at the end, but has yet to celebrate a goal for him.

M Elliot is just losing some of that pace they had in the early stages, he just has to keep winning as Ukraine want all the games above them in the

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at the moment. It's worth noting that the three best second-place teams in all of Euro qualifying will also go through looking good for that particular stat at the moment, but they can't leave anything to chance. I think it's important. James England, continue to be patient. I really believe it. I just think keep being patient, keep moving the ball. I think we've seen when the ball goes wide and the England wingers can tackle the

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-backs and get into the box and try to pull it back.

It's a great way to try to achieve that. behind the looks and the great defense and we've seen it several times, so he continues to be patient, he continues to move the ball as much as you can and the opportunity will come. Elliot looks for Mad, his pace and strength don't get there. Look at it, there are moments like that. He listens to fantastic football. I just don't think he has to force it. I just think he's forcing the back a little bit by playing with five defenders. It is very difficult for the balls to go over them because they look big.

They always have cover, there will always be people running behind, so I think it's a little moment, just a little bit of frustration playing the ball behind, just be patient, stay on the ball and keep moving it from side to side and the opportunity will come. There's also a stadium here, Connor, that has happy memories for you from a few years ago. I'm happy. You mentioned it. I thought you weren't going to mention it. James, honestly, I'm not brilliant. Obviously we went up from the championship with Wolves when we finished their Champions League and I managed to score at the other end, yeah, I think that was your only goal for the season, right?

I didn't want you to mention that bit of balance, thanks for that. mate, yeah, no, that was a good, that was a good year, that was a great year, yeah, it's a good stadium for me, yeah, but there was a good crowd here tonight too, especially considering the senior team is due to start very well against Belgium at Wembley. in short, brilliant and listen, people want to see people want to see the England teams and the best players playing football for the country and listen, that's what we're seeing tonight. Scott Elliott Howard Bellis Elliot will have the quality to find holes in this in Luxembourg.

The back line is just waiting for the moment when Scott Gray looks and B are quite disciplined at the moment when they're doing very well, they're moving back and forth, you see the big number nine stepping back completely just to be. compact, the space from the back five to the forward should be about 15 to 20 yards and it is a good position for them to be in a good pick from Stansfield, who finds The Palms angry, not yet angry and still stinging, and not more bad luck, good game. play by turning and moving your body manipulating the ball to get a shot and again that is just what England need to do don't get frustrated with yourself don't start playing unnecessary passes over the top just keep moving the ball find them spaces inside as much as you can and finding them creative plays between the lines, opportunities will arise on game day minus one, when you know you're going to play against a team with a low block and a very disciplined defensive line, what are you especially? work on attack V defense similar to what we are seeing here, that is what it seems like we as professional football and we train, we do a lot of attack for our defense with overloads and we try to attack the goal and listen, that is what England would do .

We've been doing it, but we see that there are little things that we've worked on, which I've mentioned several times, with Madai going inside and Gray being wide and Gray being inside and just trying to have an overload in the midfield and that's done a lot. of that. and like I said, just patience, stay with the ball and keep moving and enjoy having the ball Howard Bellis Elliot Stanfield Buran the man couldn't hold it Scott has recycled it and allows Jor to take care of everything in front of him, that's three now . madek Away by Fabio Lo Scott standfield does not run there for madek nor Boo gtins and Luxembourg the relief S once again we see there with Luxenberg James how many bodies just in that small opportunity where Alex Scott plays in the area so many bodies around the ball The England's opportunities at the moment have come where England got to the by line and pulled it back or left the ball up.

I think it's a great opportunity for England trying to get through the centres, sometimes it's difficult. Flick Lenberg had a sustained period on the ball here, but they could have been caught. Scott Mada wants him to the right of him here, he's not crazy. Oh wonderful goal, he made it look so easy, what a fantastic Non Madai finish it was. Absolutely BR. Just so you know how difficult it is for a goalkeeper when a ball goes through a defender's legs, honestly, all goalkeepers will tell you the same thing. It is almost impossible to make a stop when the ball passes through your leg on the first touch and all in one movement. to roll it into the corner, we'll see now, great pass from Alex Scott, one touch and he launched the defender's legs into the bottom corner, brilliant, brilliant goal and the goal England needed just for this game to maybe open themselves up a bit and Hopefully a few more goals were scored with his fourth goal in six games, his fifth overall in this qualifying campaign and just what England needed.

So elegant with that touch I didn't even need the power. Ah, James, only finishers and scorers know how to score. goals like that, honestly you could put me in front of the goal like that and you would never get a shot like that absolutely brilliant, it was like a movement of poetry through his body and he rolls it into the bottom corner, the goalkeeper had absolutely no no chance, brilliant, brilliant caster. and England finally get their reward for their dominance and pressure in the first 2 4 minutes here in the tough stadium But here comes Luxenberg set them back when angaro slips away here it is again angaro to Mavis has that yellow card in his name the goalkeeper Taking a risk, V managed to escape in the end against Lo England, although he kept the pressure high and a touch from Archie Gray took him out.

Good England defender but it seems like they are trying to play when they get the chance to play. You're trying to play and you saw that they would have changed to play how important full backs can be and I mentioned before the game how important it is for a back five team and they are huge for them when it comes to moving forward. Conor K got Ashley Cole and some of the backroom staff here. How inspiring it would be to see such a great England on staff coaching you. Incredible. Incredible. I worked with Ash last year at Everton when Frank Low was manager.

What a man he is. He's absolutely brilliant, honestly, I love him and he's obviously just been inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame, which is completely deserved, but I think for these young England players looking at someone like him and the caps, he got the the type of player he was, he's really an inspiration, he's a really great player, there's James McY Gray, he's a central midfielder by profession, but he's spent the whole season leading the right back, certainly in the team. Sheet would have held a few different positions. For Ellen Road, he has done brilliantly in leading James.

He really has, like I said, we played him a couple of times this year. He is disciplined. I think he understands the game a lot. I think that's why he can play different positions. I think by exchange. He'll probably say he wants to play central midfield, but to understand that right-back role and as we see now a lot of teams playing with right BS inside, I think it's something he can do well as he's been in the program quite a bit. . He was an unused substitute in the Premier League a while back aged just 15, of course his father Andy, a former striker, Eddie and also high up in the big boys hierarchy, doesn't look out of place here tonight so far .

Maki angered the goalscorer and angered what is he going to do here winning a brilliant corner from England the fluidity of England I think the way everyone understands how they play with each other Alex Scott now putting the ball between the lines ha Elliott falling between the two centre-backs and receiving the ball and playing between the lines I think it's a brilliant and brilliant game Elliot wi to throw Elliot Chelsea to Liverpool Lipol back to the leaders Elliots trying to find his garden could have done as well as he gets and sick J both Here's what last one that was unfortunate in the end.

I think it's important at the stage of the game we're in now that England don't think it's too easy. I think, watching the game right now, I think there are a lot of things to do. people will be watching this match, it's a bit easy for England England have to be ruthless now go and get a couple more goals and really kill the game before half time if you can because the game is there. We have seen the goal. Now we can see the goal, the end like we talked about before, but I think there's an opportunity to go and kill a game and then enjoy the rest and then come back with SH Vier there for Rodriguez just finds Lo, but here's Madw Scott Brent kills to that one on the way here from Gray Elliot qua B gtins Howard Bellis Gray Elliot Pops that one there for mcy the goalkeeper is very close to being an own goal and off Fran's body CA England has another corner ah top play top play passing by RV Elliot again, a little movement over the top to make a brilliant run in behind, something you need against the back five when everyone is looking at the ball and a great run in behind.

I'm really very unlucky, it's a great opportunity for England just couldn't get the buy on that little lift on the goalkeeper there Mak followed up with this corner from Elliot sh Vier grabs it with two firm hands m with an excellent desire to knock down there from bog gtins that's away can He provided a brilliant reaction too high to the loss of the ball here, that's what England needs, that's how the goal came about, winning the ball high up the pitch and having opportunities to play it in behindand I think that's what they need a little bit. of skill to from the T north, yes, Ryan B has scored once in this qualifying campaign so far, in fact he is one of only two players, along with James Rodriguez, to have found the net so far, they have not had a great run.

They haven't had a great time overall, only winning eight ties in the country's history, the first since 1986 and the last against Northern Ireland in September, which was the first since 2020. Looh Cner Salvisberg looked good there for a second , but now they lost it and the referee sees the foul but plays a high ball with an advantage looking for Elliot, who is offside. You were talking about England being really fluid too, Connor, can we just give a moment of thanks for this pitch too because for the League, a team that arrives in April is in excellent condition, brilliant, brilliant and it's a brilliant Club, and I wonder if I've had many games against him in the past he was a brilliant supporter, a very good football club and it's a fantastic ground for the boys to go and play on.

Yes, we are having a great campaign in League One at the moment. Bolton under Ian Evert here har Bellis is traveling to England. gr dives in while madaki receives still MW bounces off Gray who recovers it too tight for him Lo then glaro looks for that Lo run in front of him Maki Poes the ball but conceives the shot yes, I think it goes back to what we were saying formerly James simply Ju. He just forced the ball into the corner a little bit and I think it's important players like Harwood Bellis, the experienced players on the field who have a lot of caps at 21 level and keep telling the guys to keep going. being patient, keep moving the ball, let's not make it too easy, let's keep moving it, that second goal is very important and I think a good move will come here from Luxenberg Favio Lo, he plays for the disorder in France, he has already won two international caps.

Scott, senior, so having to start over tickles him. He has a chance tonight, but he's strange for a goalkeeper, isn't he? You don't want to concede, but you want to be involved somehow. He was about to say that this probably will. It's going to be the easiest debut he's ever had in his life, I think in terms of a way that that was his second touch or a fair touch that he just had and like you said, you want to be in it, but I think it's coming for En your debut you want to make sure you win, you do well with what you have and what you need to do and I think he will do that.

Look how high he is now and, like in England, he has been in complete control of this game. I think he will be there throughout the game, he will keep his concentration for a while, no doubt he will be called at some point in this game, it is actually his birthday on Sunday, he said he would be turning 22. Missing here on Alex Scott, what will Lee Harsley do? I'm thinking right now, after a 30-minute period where I saw them produce a goal. I think it's similar to what we've been saying. I think the control that the Englishman showed was really good.

Listen, the goal was fantastic and we all want to see good goals from good guys. players and I think he will be thinking the same thing, but go and try to finish the game as much as you can as quickly as possible to go and enjoy the rest, almost out there for sh worth again and he made his debut in his game on Friday is his second cap here tonight González James Rodríguez is an excellent base for his club he plays for Venetsia in Venice there can't be too many places to place himself as a professional as madw turns up lovely pass the world lovely pass lovely the will but good play by Howood Bell St just crossed I think there are opportunities for England when they look at a big attack can England make a quick transition to have a chance because when they get back to fitness it looks and B looks disciplined and it looks like they look together compactly, so it could be a way to get that second goal.

Urus it's getting windier and windier here and it's quite cold and it also tickles a weird touch does what Scott has to do is so important now that we're here. Goalkeepers now know when teams play with high lines and you see England playing against Highland, many teams in the Premier League and in the top leagues in Europe play with high lines. It is important that the goalkeeper is high. Van comes back to M. really got the contact he needed there, could have been quite classy with this goal but needed to put it all behind him, there was a wrong kick at the end again, another chance from those positions from the setback areas only to pull back towards In those areas, we call it the second six yard boxing football, just that little area there and there's a big chance that M will be disappointed with that because it should be 2N for by gon salvis, England will start again, It's been rinsed and repeated for them throughout this.

In the first half, Gray lost the ball, Scott covered well, Harwood Bellis, a rare type of error that we have seen so far in England in this game, yes it is, and I think Luxenberg the longer it remains 1 to nil , We have all been there. type of football game, the longer it stays when you play against the best team and a much better team in England, the longer it stays one to nil, you are always in the game so I think it is important that we mention it several times . The second goal arrives at some point, but England does not lose concentration on the small details of the game, just as we have just seen losing the ball in silly areas.

Gray Elliot Mada, all the movies and tricks tonight begin, who changes sides. Howard Bellis Elliot Mad very good play by Elliots not crazy back to B Gins go back to Harwood Bellis someone lost a boot down there someone is just playing with one and the referee stops the game what happened to the laces that's where the boots are now they have laces, I think. We can see that there, but a lot of boots are laceless now, right? So obviously they have to play and a lot of players I think go without laces, but I think a lot of players like that style. starting now, but getting back to the game, I think England can make this as easy or as difficult as they want.

I really think they have a lot of control of the game. I think we can all see God's control and it's Until England, how hard they want to make it the night we restart with a drop ball Howard Bellis Elliot Gray, look how deep he looks and holds, honestly, it's so hard to break sometimes, really It's the way he defends, like I said. He disciplines the compact, but it's actually very difficult to defeat Elliot by trying to be creative, but too much at it. Junior didn't arrive on time. I guess the difference is maybe 15 or 20 years ago, so a lot of teams could. get to the baseline and attack against these types of teams, but England just wanted to take the low route most of the time, yes of course, and England had a lot of creative plays, but I think we have seen in the game that Lo I've mentioned several times in the comments here, you and I, in terms of getting to Bine and just finding those areas just to pick it up.

I think that's been the best way for England to get behind this look and bag defence. and although England have creative plays, everyone wants to have an impact on the game and I think we've seen that in the first 38 39 minutes of the game, Jason allows Luxembourg to advance as much as they do. It's been very difficult so far, sorry, Nel Gónalez is the man who has been trying to keep them out of the penalty area where they have had no contact so far. The ball goes outside Scott. It's a shot at Luxembourg. Good game. Very good game.

Luen B and I think it was the captain, G, the girls that were running him behind and it was a good race behind and this is where I say I repeat and you just have to be careful in terms of feeling like the game is a little bit too easy because sometimes at the same time, zero glances and beer always there James Rodríguez England moves maybe he can take advantage here where Luxembourg is not established here is the gray head coach M wenberg down there Dan hu standing right behind his side Carly much more reserved head coach compared to the two signed next to each other on the touchline in front of us here, by the way, what a job Le Carle has done in terms of what he has done with this England under 21 team year on year, the way in which they play. how fluid the creative plays he makes on the field are and now that he's not playing as a team, he's done an absolutely incredible job with the 21, of course, he won the Euros last year in Georgia, I have room to play behind here.

Gray can't make it in time but he still may have a chance Archie Gray crosses arriving illing Jr 2-n brilliant play Archie Gray running in entering the area small loop again entering the areas where you can cross the ball finds the ball in the area and a really good finish and now the hope of the game opens for England a first goal at this level for Sam Iling Jr. A proud moment for him and his family and it all really came about when Luxembourg had that spell on at the other end of the pitch he did and we've said it and we've said it during the comments but it's a really good thing every time you score a goal for your country it's an amazing feeling with that England fish in a great finish at the end but just tenacity on his part of Archie to move forward.

We've seen how lethal England can be on the flanks and getting to the backline, but again just a bit of tenacity and assist for Arch. A brilliant finish, England. under 21 two for good Connor was saying recently how important that second goal was going to be. Now they have Sam Iling Jr from Juventus with him 4 minutes before the break the two wide men have met Lee Carley. It's huge when you're in games like this, honestly I think we've all been involved in them and playing in them, that second goal is absolutely huge, it gives you a bit of confidence, you get one back and I mentioned it before England can do.

Tonight is as easy or as hard as you want and that gives you a little room to breathe. Now they continue to score many goals. England will be hoping to keep a clean sheet here tonight. They've only let in five so far, four of those have been on their trips, but this is only their third home game. They have played four games away from the European team with clean sheets, apart from James. A big part of tournament football. I think a big part of when we won the Euro in 2020, I think we only conceded one goal in the semi-final, apart from the final, obviously, before the final, so it's a big part of the football tournament and, listen, It's a big part of football today, yes, England didn't score many goals in last summer's final, but they didn't concede a single one at the other end, a one-nil win against Spain in the final after beating Czechia by 2-n.

Israel 2-0 Germany 2-n Portugal 1-0 and Israel 3-0 in the semi-finals looking for a third before the break here trying to turn there in a tight area is a shot Scott Gray, he is looking to play here which can be dangerous a free kick by Fabio The good play by Wenber they are trying to play, they are not just kicking when they are under a bit of pressure, we have seen it with England's first goal but they are trying to play and it was a good play just to take away the pressure a bit pressure, but good pressure from England, you don't care about fouls in that area of ​​the pitch.

I'll be honest from a playing point of view, especially from a defender's point of view. when they foul you can re-set up Tai looking for Rodriguez led by Gray here's James Rodriguez to back up for Ryan bberry chriz and GL almost went through there at the end for berbery they have taken risks at times Luxemburg but don I don't think they are too disappointed by the way things have gone for them so far, they have tried to express themselves Scott F in madw in uh B gens I apologize again for the fluidity of England B gens receiving the ball in the CLE center there Elliots standfield to their left here Madave often took the right option He saw the ball a lot on this near side we have a minute of extra time at the end of this first half anything you think Lee Hary wants to improve for the second half I think in games like this I think It's hard to improve listen England will want more goals it's as simple as that they will want to score as many goals as they can and keep zero at the other end I think that's the majority of the game but I mentioned a bit about being patient moving the ball , getting to the by line, leaving the ball open, creating 1 on 2 on 1 situations and I think that is the most important part and not becoming complacent in the game, being professional. and making sure you get the game right Howard bis slip ball that reaches its intended target in the swamps that will almost take us to half time, where the England fans here have been entertained in this first 45.

I hope more in the second half also gave way to Elliot and England could make it three before the break. Elliot was fouled and Jr takes over for Scott, the last attack here. Elliot, that's halime. England two points at half-time here in Bolton, although they could have been a lot angrierwith such an elegant first goal after 23 minutes when he guided the ball past the keeper and into the corner with very little power behind it. Sam Illing Jr was able to score the second 4 minutes before half-time to put England in control in Halim Luxembourg have yet to have a single shot in the game England were totally dominant throughout and will expect more in the second half but the half time score here in the difficult Community Stadium it is England 2 Luxembourg zero Expecting more in this second period that is about to begin England attacks North Sand in this second half.

Here it is Luxembourg that makes us restart. They have lost 16 of their last 17 away games and have failed to score in 15 of them. Well, they have conceded 49 goals along the way. England, by contrast, have won 31 of their last 33 home Euro qualifiers, just to put the two respective records into some sort of context. The team summary at the bottom of your screens right now is not there will be changes for neither side it will be interesting to see at what point Lee Cary decides to mix things up in all likelihood and with no disrespect, victory is probably already in the bag yeah and me.

I think it's important and I think you probably know that it's important to just mix up your team and bring in some substitutions and also because of the schedule that these players have in the domestic leagues as well and go back to For the clubs, I think it's important to just give the players an opportunity and to come and experience playing for England on the 21st. How difficult is the balance for national team coaches, you know, doing what they ultimately want? Whatever they have to do, they know that they also have a job to win the playoffs and get to the biggest tournaments and at the same time respect their parent clubs, of course, it is so difficult that we see it at the senior level.

Also, not only the under 21 level, but the problem, I say problem, is not a problem for Lee Carley, but each and every one of these players are playing for the first teams in the clubs, as well as sensational footballers, and they are going to go Coming back and playing, so it's a balancing act, but I think at the same time I think knowing how well Le Carley has done with this team, the England boys are already fine-tuned and it's important that he then uses the bench to enter the field. final stages and I guess as a play you probably just want to stay out there no matter what, right?

Of course you're playing a game like this, I think especially where you're moving the ball and having a lot of ball. and we've seen before, I think it was 63% possession for England, it's F light more and you want to stay out as long as possible here for B em Kus gonalez, who is the only player who has received a yellow card. In this game so far, Big Challenge took on Harvey Elliot in the first half and the referee decided to punish for good choice and found Elliot just moving between the two lines there and got a run here from M, great save by the bottom keeper .

The timid Vier could barely get around the post, otherwise it would have been a fantastic 3-0. A fantastic move from England. A brilliant, brilliant pass to start Quanza's attack. Our defenders haven't had much to do, but that pass was great for Harvey. Elliott and listen to Harvey Elliott doing what he does best driving in the back line, n madek's run is brilliant and a really good save from the L goalkeeper, so England have an early corner, what is the traditional winger local here? Scott standing over him. Deep's Inland Runners couldn't find any of them, although on this occasion, well, Dan hasn't had much experience in terms of management;

He was previously only 37 and 71 in 147 games until October 2021, he took over here a couple of years later. Luxenberg has coached the under 16 team in the past and before that it was school football for him. Lenberg won a free throw. I'm sure they will see this as an opportunity to mean a set piece opportunity. I thought they could carry it high, but in the end they decide not to, yes, they like to play, they like to move the ball, they like to have the ball in the cover and try to play external situations, we have not seen them enter the area even once or that opportunity to enter. the box and yet you think that not having much of the ball and the opportunity to score it would have been great for them, but no, they keep playing slide here, engo and Rodríguez simply left the ball behind, madw was able to recover it, galz Rodríguez managed to this gray that there is with him and I don't want to conceive here, Rodríguez let slip that attempt to control the young Archie Gray and he really is young.

He made his debut on the opening day of the season for Leeds United. I haven't looked back since here they come again. Rodríguez Flick hasn't had many touches so far, he's another one here, but he's lost it now. Elliot has Stanfield in front of him. Mak on the left. B noens up there is also B noens who is there. Through 3-0, England's wonderful Young Lions counterattack finished off by Jamie Bogin for their first under-21 goal. What a fantastic counter attack, really very good from England, another chance, another way of playing and a really very timely pass from Harve and a fantastic finish from gens very good counter attack, I mean the way England win the ball in their own arm and counteracts it.

The pace like it should have been five or six seconds in the back of the net, a really, really good goal and, like I told you. Watch BG's run here, he even passes Mateti to put him behind and sees the goalie come out and just plays it through his legs into the back of the net. Really good goal from England, one they need at the start of the second half just to really kill the game due to massive desire from Jamie bog, he scored a goalscorer for Dortmund earlier this season in Sanso against Milan, he's doing it at home , here in Bolton, has given England a 3-0 lead with a goal very early in the second half for Lee Carley's team, so a goal from Sanero and a goal from Bolton are off, right? which one do you choose?

Bolton goes wide, that's the correct response of course, it's a brilliant goal from England. Fantastic gavz here, back to Shai Baer and that sort of Opportunities were always going to be good for England, weren't they? When Luxburg was going to venture forward as much as he had, he was always going to leave space, oh huge, he was always going to leave space for England, we said after the second goal. It will look big, just open yourself up a little bit and try to go out there and try to get the goal they need and when they do, you have a top team like England, who can go and exploit the space behind.

It was a brilliant goal from England and the best teams find different ways to score goals and that's what this England Under 21 team does. He was going to go home but in the end he chose to find Agostinelli Flick. There is a little room here for Luxembourg. We have a man. It's over, but it may not be necessary here. He took it and hit the frame with a goal. How did he not come in? There is still a chance here. Kus agostinelli may be flat with the ball in a scare for England. Maybe a scare here for Luxembourg.

Stanfield closing. is shy Vier has to H offside great play by Luen great play really good we mentioned in the first half how important the full backs can be and how wide it can be and they really discover that it is a great play to get behind and a great shot to find the post was really very unfortunate and good play by Luxenberg well some tickling had something to do with it, the England goalkeeper tonight making his debut, tells you what you would be reading if you were in ConEd in this game the your debut, I think Sam will be tickled that he will be furious about the goals in the back of the head tonight and I think it's important that England don't give up at any point.

I think it's important that he has done a professional job and likes it. I said great play with his left foot, he hits it as hard as he can, one of them where he sticks his foot in and hits it as hard as he can and really unfortunate, that was a good play, yeah, his first try of any kind tonight. by Fabio Lo, the left back had to be patient, those stats back up England's dominance so far, looh, just tried it when Elliot, oh I love it, Touch Away, there for madek, he might be in again, he's a Pretty brilliant goal from NY Mad. and England have fought absolutely outstandingly again, we mention the first goal from him simply receiving the ball with his right foot and letting it pass through his body.

He's done exactly the same thing again, he sucked the defender across his body to his left and listen to it. I always know he's going to hit the target from that area and you know he can score goals from that lady. He was fantastic tonight but again a great pass from Harvey Elliot set up the goal and a brilliant goal. Well England have already beaten Serbia nine times at home this season on the city ground in October and they are going in the same direction here they have four and madek with some dazzling footwork again in that first touch where right there it crosses his body and he sucks the defender, it's so difficult for a defender that you don't know whether to go or sit and the defender goes and just gets sucked under the ball a little bit back with his left foot and into the bottom corner fantastic goal from madai again England really shows his class from all sides of the field, two for Madw, now he has six for these qualifiers.

In fact, Harvey Elliot is at the top of the charts at the moment and now Rangers striker Fabio Silva played with Fabio W, yes he played with Fabio, a great player and it's good to see him up there. there but now, Elliot to madek has been brilliant tonight and it's been a really professional performance since I saw him here. Elliot has been pulling strings in the middle of the fields all night, as we expected him to come to England in search of a fifth. He now scores nine goals in two games. This international window Elliot played there against Illing Junor and he played against Illing Junor who couldn't accept him as a player now that you are playing especially in your position at the back and there are so many things happening ahead.

You just hope that those attacking players keep pressing, yes, certainly, but also organizing. I mentioned in the first half how important it is for Quandra and Howard Bellis to keep talking and keep telling the boys to move the ball quickly, one and two touch from side to side and then the spaces will open up between the lines and that's where England It's good, that's where the creative players are and listen as a defender, you don't want to do too much tonight, you just want the last. to get the job done, lots of goals if possible and move, move forward with the ball from Urus Crossfield and it could be here again with a very tight angle, maybe it should have gone on goal again.

MTI Elliot is preparing one or two changes under us from the looks of it. I believe he has spoken to Brook Norton, Cuffy, among others. Scott tells you what Connor I thought we were getting closer to spring. We have gone back in time to January. Tell me. This is what happens when you come north. You are used to the south. London, aren't you telling me before that the temperatures are a bit high? You told me only 3 or 4°. Good job, you brought your big c, big change here to B gens, he's on the score sheet himself and he really struts around there. now he escapes from him but almost gets to Elliot m now he is in a hattick of course when he prepares multiple changes then Morgan Rogers will also be introduced here and it seems that Ashley Cole below us is in charge of the secondary documents in the when those changes are made.

In just a few moments, when England attacked again, it hasn't really been a very divided game, there haven't been many fouls, they haven't got two patches, those two early tackles, right? Other than that it's flowed relatively well, yeah I was going to say about both of them, I think we also thought from the beginning that they were going to upset Luxenberg a little bit with those two big tackles, but I think they actually played some good things at times. . but listen, England are the superior team because of the way they moved the ball. Now look at the number of plays they make forward.

You only have Howard Bellis and Quan at the back of the line. Elliot could try to change it to the stronger side of him. there, but in the end he goes to sh vale. I have a feeling James England just picked up the pace a little. I don't know if that's something Lee Carley said at halftime just to pick up the pace a little bit when they lose the ball, they're reacting a little harder to get it back. I think they're understanding there's a target there if they can get it back high like now, here's quona getting stuck on jel quansa, forward Jerel Quan, that would have been a big hit Scott.

A lovely touch Bittins didn't quite accept it Scott Elliot they have space on the right How's that for a pass? How's that for a Harvey Elliot pass? A roner on the volley. He's having fun, isn't he? It's a listen, we all know he's a great player, but he would never try that on a man's memory. I'll be honest, what he just did there. I'm not surehaving seen it before in an open game, like kicking England. the way you picked him up so you could do it was absolutely fantastic, you quickly took him here angrily, he knows Hat Trick isn't too far away now, doesn't he?

Yes, he knows and hears when the plays are in that that situation, he knows that Patrick's on the card for them, well, Jay Stanfield is coming here now, it's been a tough night for him, although hasn't he seen much of the ball in that central area? Yeah, really complicated, James really complicated and it's something that I've mentioned a lot about the way he sees his game very deep and we said at the beginning about Stanfield's runs behind, there hasn't been that space behind for him to run, He has reacted very well when it comes to losing the ball, but it has been tough, it has been very tough for him when you play against three centre-backs in the long attack, it is a difficult role to play, but listen, he has given a good account of himself Other changes for England are the departure of Archie Gray and Taylor Harwood Baris Brook Norton at right back and a moment of pride in the middle as well for such a man who reaches the Luten Town defender to make his debut.

What a great Moment, brilliant moment, always debuting for England. It's fantastic and obviously the ladu are doing well too, they're also getting a bit of a rest before the club weekend. Eng coming here made him able to square it and he does. and Rogers with his first touch of the ball gives England goal number five, another goal with Eng with the ball high up the pitch on a brilliant play by Madai through the ball. Listen to what touch on the face you'd like coming onto the field, a five-yard to four-yard hit. with an open goal here only to play in England's brilliant and again brilliant goal winning the ball high up the pitch they are really putting Luxembourg to the sword now, how's that for a Super Sub, but not crazy, surely in the row?

For man of the match here tonight, I'll tell you Stanfield will be sitting on the line, won't he give himself an absolute kick? He just came out and the only chance he landed four yards from the goal and TOUCHED the goal. brilliant brilliant ball from madek to pass the ball and that's a great first touch from Morgan Rogers England have five as they did on Friday and Luxembourg are now going to make some changes Rogers with his first international goal for the under 21s much of the first in As this international window progresses, well, Tim Flick will leave here for Luxembourg and they will send Cedric Bala in his place.

Balat, who plays for unen in Luxembourg, is one of the oldest players in the group at his age. of 21 a holding midfielder and they are also going to take out Emra Kus here and taking his place on the right side a direct exchange Lenny Corea from rassing FC unon Luxembourg you missed those changes from England confirmation of the ones you have now in the In the top of screen, Rogers on Brook Norton, handcuffed and Tan Mangi, who was not part of the group on Friday, actually returned to his Loon club side, Rob Edward, to receive treatment for an injury he had suffered. he was suffering but it was enough to rejoin the group in this case and you always suspected that because of that fact he was likely to get some minutes and here is another man who is a Premier League regular in this team for some important weeks in a couple of months to come at the bottom of the Premier League table Quant finding mangi Scott quansa Luxembourg doesn't see much of the ball again now it's all England here, I slide there from a handcuffed load in the mall thousand right now from Arsenal quansa MTI ining Junior was Not far away again GPR from England moving the ball from side to side.

I thought he could have continued the game there and just made it even harder for Luen B. Just starved them a little bit with the ball, but listen, he went for it. The goal was a good chance and a good chance but no good play from England again it will be an England debut here shortly we understand Adam Warton is ready to come in Crystal Palace central midfield what a strong touch Elliot trying to mark it. Many England players in the middle have to settle for a corner. Elliot back in the center of things. It was a risk taken by Cedric Balat, who just attacked Bogens Scott B while trying to convince one of them to leave Elli. mati quansa Elliot has been popping the ball at will all night seems to be getting more and more confident here as a player playing at this level. you're chasing things like that at this point, no, no, I think listen, you find out about it after at any level, it's not just at this level, at any level, you find out about the discs after, but they'll only try to get so many objectives as possible.

They can keep playing well and keep digging and listen for records coming in, but I don't think England are looking at that at all. Elliots here to kill Junor Rogers there and Korea luckily takes him there. since it bounces off the bottom of the track, no one you played with was interested in the numbers, no one talked about it but rather went on to something else, no, not quite, honestly that's never something you look at as a player soccer. You see records and you think, oh maybe I can do it, but you never talk about them, there's no way, I think these under 21s are looking at it, we can break any record, get into this game, I just want as many goals as possible and again we mentioned it in the first half, but a clean sheet is absolutely vital for any defender and any goalkeeper.

England then switched to a man who played just 20 minutes further north from here until recently now on Crystal Palace's books. and a man was just called up a couple of days ago, in fact he was playing for the elite under 20 league team, as Crystal Palace's Adam Warton was previously known. Here, the 20 year old will make his debut for England and 21 in place of James mcy I know you are a big fan of him, very, very good game, he showed again tonight the quality he has and the calmness he has with the ball, receiving the ball in tight areas and getting into positions where he can create a fantastic play, but what a moment for Warton, obviously, being out with the under 20s before and having his chance now to get into this team and have a few minutes at the end to midway through the second half and maybe a free header.

Illing Jr should have been directed to On Target, well they've had plenty of chances tonight in England, that Elliot number 16 there got the flight, that flight on that one sorry, almost perfect. I think Junior just couldn't get it right. I'll tell you one thing. the enjoyment that playing on this team must bring, honestly, just seeing the month of May tonight, the freedom of everyone playing with the fluidity of everyone playing, with the way everyone runs towards each other, the path when they lose the ball, even now being five away from reacting to the loss of the ball, I think they have been brilliant, the professionalism they have shown to go and play the game the way they have has been fantastic when you have all these talents suddenly converging on St George's Park on Monday. tomorrow, at the start of the international window, how much training do you have to do as a coach like Lee Cary rather than just letting them express themselves like they do for clubs, yeah, and I think that's a big part of what he does.

It's difficult to train when you're a national team coach, I think because you don't spend as much time with the players. I think we all see it from the Senior category as well, so I think it's difficult to train, but when you have so much talent. players and you see the atmosphere that the coaches are creating now the players want to be there, we mentioned that Meni would return to his club, but he also wanted to return and be part of this game. Brilliant to see Elliot Scoops here looking for the Run of nordon cuppy, no one was able to pick up the remains apart from England's James Rodriguez throw from Luxembourg won at quaner Bens.

Too many bodies there, it might be a good job there weren't too many fans in this grandstand the way it filled up. offside there by nberg's ginelli mangi Elliot won space for illing junor to shoot that one, whether it's a cross or a shot, it's going to be a corner now lovely little position there for ly Jor just in the spot, just get it. in the AR and like I said, we don't know if it was a cross or a shot, but it was good defending from the defender, but a lovely, lovely position to meet and listen.

I think our heads are now looking this way. With the way they are playing and now controlling the game, yes, stiff neck around an England corner, can they find a sixth goal? Here it is a good throw and there Sam Iling Jr heads it. a second goal of the night for him and England had a sick goal ah really very good Corner great ball and a brilliant header attacked it got up and it was a fantastic header just a look at that far corner and another great goal for England well really are taking advantage of their opportunities now a big night for Saming Jr.

His two under 21 goals came tonight, he just timed his run and got his placement perfect. It is a brilliant center. It's a brilliant corner from Alex Scott. Well, he's been brilliant tonight, he's moved the ball well, he's been clean with his passing and it's a brilliant corner, and what a moment, two goals for him tonight and a brilliant Ed for the second. Well his last international goal was for the under 19s. against andur in a

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qualifier in november 2021, he had to wait a while but he has two here tonight now luxenberg making a change paulo junior saza replaces king and James Rodriguez retires and Adelai Jaian Balo comes in here instead of Jason via the other sub but here comes England again Rogers Elliot straight at the goalkeeper for his high standards he probably should have come in he deserves a goal too doesn't he for the The way he played, the way he moved the ball, the way he brought others in?

In play, he's been fantastic tonight, all we expect from him again, just expect him to open up his body and play up to that point. I think that's what he wanted to do, but again he was phenomenal tonight, he gave away the free throw. There are still probably more than 20 minutes to go, including added time. England are about to send Connor's teammate Callum Doyle. It's a pleasure to see Callum come in, brilliant lad, great lad. He hoped he would come tonight. He is also a fantastic Ftic player. he did brilliant for us this year, he also had a little injury in the season, but seeing him play for England is really good and I'm absolutely delighted that he's coming in there tonight, so goals for England. now angry at 23, illing Junior at 41, it was 2-0 at half-time, but in the second half, fromo getk Rogers' goal just after he came on and iling Jr gave England a 6-nil lead, you know what's brilliant to see too, James is that.

A lot of times you know when you see a lot of Subs being made in these games, sometimes it can affect the flow of the game a little bit, you can see the game slow down a little bit, the substitutions have been brilliant. We've come and it's like they have something to prove and that's what you want from substitutions that are made in games like this, just to show that they are here to play and that they have to get involved and they are being brilliant, the flowa game hasn't changed and England has also stepped on a Gear.

The PA announcer here just asked the crowd to show his appreciation for Sam Illing Jr. I wonder if you guys can do the same now, yeah, fantastic. A really, really good performance deserves its goals. He's been absolutely fantastic up and down that left side and now you see a big hug from Lee Carley, a big smile on his face and a really proud night for him, all that from the left side as well. see Ashley Cole's smile, Ashley col's bright smile and listen What a feeling for him, he's been fantastic tonight as Doyle, how would you describe the role you play for Leicester at the moment?

Yeah, so we played a little bit differently at the time we played, obviously, as we've been mentioning a lot tonight with Archer Gay with a fullback coming in from the right side, so it builds into a bit of a back three on the left side, he has a beautiful left foot he loves the inside pass just to play with the pocket players at number 10 but he has been brilliant this year, he really has it on the line here as England look for the next pass to no avail. They were certainly claiming the arm, so I think the arm may have been hit, but it was close to the chest, in any case it would have been hard.

Luxenberg escaped through Paulo Junior Saza. England seem hungry for more, in fact a free kick here goes to Luxemburg James. we mentioned at half time about that position England are in that little drop zone how many chances they create how many goals they score I don't think it's with the ball, it's good defending, are you defending hating that because I would? I wouldn't have wanted that, I'll be honest, I would have gone crazy if peoplewould claim that, but yeah, that little area where England come alive because of the amount of chances they created, they were brilliant at that tonight, believe it or not. it wasn't back then so the same Union as you can bet you're not one to come in and play midfield or you wouldn't believe anyone knew what it was about at the time here's Elliot it's vog.

Gens everyone is having fun here in Bolton tonight it's been a night to remember so far for the under 21s jumping off the head of Junior saza spread by Scott B A gens off the chest ker must be daunting for Luxembourg isn't it So sitting in the hotel early, knowing what they are going to face in complete contrast to England, who don't see these players week in and week out, you know, the Premier League is so massive around the world that they will have really feared that England is evening. Oh 100% like many nations will, many nations will hold on, here's Rogers looking for another good save from Morgan Rogers M chasing that hattick goal, but it still won't come, yeah, back to Lenur there, James 100%.

I think everyone will know the players and see them week in, week out, as you mentioned how big the Premier League is and how big the football league is and how the players play, but I think it's important for England to move forward. They go about their business, they go about their business and they certainly have done so tonight. England are seeking a woeful 13th consecutive qualifying win at home, since drawing 0-0 against the Netherlands in 2018, they have been in formidable form, whether under Lee Carley or ad boid whom they replaced in the summer of 21 Scott Doyle, try to convince him to move towards Elliot's path to raise an arm in gratitude for the rain that is starting to fall here now that it was forecast. tonight and those in the front rows are getting some cover here as well as the players on the field, England have a shot with about 15 minutes left, with Mangi Elliot Luxemburg sitting pretty deep now at the moment, a lot of this.

The game has been defending with almost six defenders, hasn't it? At times, yes, they have James, the A that we mentioned earlier on the V attack defense, and it's been a lot like Lu and B have had little problems here where they've advanced. "That opportunity when they were in the bar they did very well from the side, but England have been very professional, they have been very good, they have moved the ball very well and going here at half-time, Elliot to make Madek just could not". Doesn't quite take him down Elliot has looked at Cut Above at times during these last two games.

Space on this right side here because Bava has had a lot of senior experience in his fourth year playing in his club's first team. Junior bber game changing saza penetrating career. but a less than impressive ball again changing Luxenberg's play. They've done it tonight, that's fine, but listen, they're good opportunities and they're opportunities you've got to take against this England team because when you give them the ball. You probably won't see him again for five or six minutes, so England will have him again from time to time. England will keep him in the game for a while and it will last 15 minutes, 13 minutes, whatever, I think.

They'll just watch the game now. I'm wrong to say it would have been a different game if Luxembourg had scored that goal when they hit postu Lo, but it certainly would have given them something. England might have something here. Will Rogers. England seven Luxembourg Neil two goals from the bench for Morgan Rogers outstanding outstanding I was just mentioned about Luxenberg's opportunity at the other end and when you don't take advantage of them, this England team can hurt you on the counterattack and that is certainly what they did brilliant pass tonight from Madai, outstanding from Rogers and we mentioned Stanfield gone, he took his socks off but he loves a run in behind, it's a great run in behind a brilliant pass and the composure to get around a goalkeeper. and throw it into an empty net.

Fantastic, almost without looking, also by Morgan Rogers. He certainly took a step forward tonight having come off the bench in a slightly different position to the one he has been occupying for the centre-backs for much of the season and a few opportunities. had in his new team, Aston Villa, so far, very composed in front of goal and you can see why Villa paid the money for him in January, oh certainly, and it's brilliant football, you've seen it since he came in and I mentioned about the substitutes and the impact they've had and the way the game hasn't stagnated when the substitutes came on and he's a big part of that, he's being brilliant, but listen, fantastic player, running in behind was excellent. and you still have to finish it.

The hardest job is finishing it and he certainly did it. England are now two goals away from their biggest win of all time. That record is not far away, but Luxembourg is looking to spoil the party. Away by mangi almost made it to Rogers here now with bala Doyle. trying to see it offside so much confidence in so many of these England players without trying to put a number on it you are one of the older players at your club now do you see a difference in the attitude towards the younger players as they Now such time when you were passing thanks for mentioning James, I appreciate it mate, no, no, yeah, the confidence that they show the ability to change the way they want to play if a coach wants you to play a certain way.

In the way that it can, the knowledge that these players have now from such a young age, football has improved a lot in recent years in my opinion, in terms of young players coming through, we see it with the England under 21s, but also with youthful ages. that England develop and the players that advance and even the players that make the step up to the senior team we see it tonight with different players making their debut and I think it is so big and I see it now also in Lester and Doyle. B giin Quan oenb has k Scott Rogers trying to go again here just in terms of Morgan Rogers, you're talking about the different position of him, do you think he's playing in this more central role because of what Lee Carley has in this moment or not?

I think it's possibly something that we move forward with. No, I certainly think it's something that they can use in the future. I think you see the way he plays it, he's got every string to his bow, if you want to put it that way, he can drop deep to receive the ball, he's good in tight areas, we see that with his second goal, he can run it in behind, he's got that kind of instinct to get between the goal post for his first goal as well, so I certainly think they can use it in the future, that's Rogers here. from three players with a double tonight and Doyle good block from the goalkeeper Rogers again benss won here is mangi BG with a late period of possession here byala González leading the way and that's not a bad ball at all they have two here junior saza has there and he could find the space and here comes England three against three Elliots with m in front of him couldn't get past him Rogers was on the left and they were both chasing hattricks with Doyle Elliot offside well Connor there have been so many outstanding performances tonight but what?

Who is your player of the match? Oh, James, listen. I think Jael has been outstanding. I think how he has performed in his business considering the type of player he is and what he does in his club. I think he has absolutely been. brilliant, but I think it's hard not to give Madai credit for how he's influenced the game with his goals, how he's gone about his business and his professionalism, driving it between the back five and getting 1 V one and creating good chances, but his Los goals are brilliant. His first goal was one of his best.

You see, it was fantastic, so I'm going to say M, bringing his count to six tonight in qualifying. He has had so many goalscorers in this qualifying campaign. A healthy crowd here tonight. An excess of 11,500 enjoyed what they came to see even if it was in the cold, wind and rain, they know what they will find in Bolton, believe me, they know what they will find in Bolton, they prepared for it. qua look at that CA bber and be glad he went through and hit the post the second time they hit that upright tonight, so close to missing that clean sheet, leaving themselves a little open towards the end here, Javi and Balo here to bipa and the space opens up again and this time the ticklers make the save they want to make sure England don't lose that clean sheet they have been brilliant they played great football they have been professional they just want to make sure I listen I know it's lucky I know needs a bit of a deflection off the post and Sam tickle picks up the second, but they just want to make sure they don't lose that clean sheet, it's important now, it really is. to keep the score at zero and it has been a great night, then there could be one last change for Luxembourg, as the clock is about to mark the 90 free throws, a small clip there behind bery changes here we will see Dino satic Let's go to make his under 21 international debut of a unon Titus Pon B will make his way.

He's tried to make things happen in the middle, hasn't he for Luxenberg? Ber still has it and he is a really neat player like I said they wanted. to play they wanted to move the ball, they are not a team that plays the ball for a long time every time he receives it, he tries to play and he is a huge passer, so he has had a very good night, I mean, a very good night . It's hard to be at the end of a 70, but if you're looking at someone with looks on a big team, he's probably standing out for them, we're in three minutes of extra time at the end, that's all that's left. and salvis advance but this time he gets a challenge after the previous one in the Jal Quansa game, this time for England, a brilliant tackle, a brilliant tackle, 90 minutes on the clock and he is chasing his team making a tackle like that absolutely fantastic. tonight, right behind Rogers, he could still have a selfless shot at his game.

He could have gotten his hattick and instead tried to give Madek his, but neither of them ends up with a Trel and a missed opportunity. If I do not care. I don't care at all, I think it's a good move by Morgan Rogers. I think he's also trying to find his teammate in his offense. I don't care at all. to be their biggest win of this qualifying campaign, they scored 34 goals heading into 2021, 26 heading into 2023, seven goals here tonight, they have taken their total to 32 with three games still to play, a reflection on that Crossland who is about to fight.

It's clear there have been some tough moments towards the final challenge there and maybe another counter. They have three against two here England M Elliot Far Side Rogers in the middle M selfish in his game Elliot left frustrated and Morgan Rogers will be watching over him, won't Morgan R be watching saying I just tried to help you with that whole trick? Surely you will help me. He was always going to go for the goalkeeper. I think he is desperate for the treble. Isn't that him, but again another good counter attack and it was almost eight on the board for England.

Do you remember a lot of quick sevens from your time as a senior or youth England player? No, I'm not going to remember that we made 10 against San Marino. Weren't we out and about with the adults? uh, that was a big one, that was the biggest. We've done a couple of fives and different things, but listen, it seems like these under 21s make some pretty big scoring lines quite often to be honest. With you, that 9-1 against Serbia in October, M also scored a free kick for England in that game and that will be the most complete victory you could ever want to see from the point of view of a young Lion, they had the position of him. scored twice but England scored seven goals and that's the moment here in Bolton what a night for the under 21s and what an international window also winners 5-1 on Friday 7 winners to nil here tonight M with a brace Rogers with a brace illing Jr with a double and Jamie booin, who also scored the first goal of the second half.

England were only twice up at half-time, but really put Luxembourg up against The Sword in the second half. Thoughts now from England international Kor Cod. Ah, fantastic, fantastic about this England team. You couldn't ask for more than what they have produced tonight, they have been absolutely brilliant, from the people who started to the substitutions that came in and kept the game going, lots of great goals, great support for the under 21s and a Very good night to them, they were absolutely fantastic and brilliant so England remain second in the group, another win as Lee Carley's team finish the March window with a very good win here and now they have to wait until September for their next game as they travel to face Northern Ireland, it's going to be a long time waiting for this group, but they have done everything they can here in March, all the time, here tonight in a community stadium in England with less than 217 million Luxembourg behind Instagram.