Bukayo Saka overcame a past penalty nightmare to become England's hero with a superb individual goal and spot-kick success against Switzerland in the Euro 2024 quarterfinals on Saturday.
Steve Nicol praises Bukayo Saka's goal and performance after England beat Switzerland on penalties to advance to the semifinals of Euro 2024. Saka, who stood out for England and scored their all-important equaliser on Saturday, said he was proud of how he has overcome that moment.
"I believed. I felt that we dominated the whole game, that the chance will come. And it did come and I was the one that took it, so I'm proud of myself for that."Only 19 during that infamous shootout loss to Italy at Wembley, Saka's confidence could have been shattered by the invective he and other Black players received online.
England's footballing history is littered with painful shootout failures, but Saka said he felt calm in the moment.
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