The stereotypical roles of the two nations were reversed, as England bossed possession and Spain looked to hit on the counter, a tactic that worked as Gomes twice profited from half-cleared balls inside the area.<\/p>\n
Those goals were two of just five Spanish efforts on target though, while England had 25 shots on goal, 11 of which found the target.<\/p>\n
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Liverpool striker Brewster secured the tournament’s golden boot with the goal that put the game back within reach but it was the players just behind him who really stood out.<\/p>\n
In player of the tournament Foden and Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi, this England side had the players to seriously hurt Spain, almost at will in the second half.<\/p>\n
Right-back Steven Sessegnon also impressed, setting up the first two goals with powerful overlapping runs, while another major player, Jadon Sancho, was not involved at all after being recalled by new club Borussia Dortmund.<\/p>\n
Sancho has already made his\u00a0Bundesliga debut.\u00a0How long until we see some of this squad playing in the Premier League? Foden, for example, was told by his Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola that he would have played in the League Cup had he not gone to India.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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