Wales go into Russian Federation game stronger for England defeat – Bale

“I’d be more than happy with that”, he affirmed.

“It’s hard for anyone when you have faced a lot of injuries but that was the fittest I have seen him for a while, even including towards the back end of the season for Liverpool”, said Lallana. Hopefully, we can finish at the top of the group.

“We’ve spoken about when we’re on the ball. we need to be better, more relaxed, move the ball like we have been in qualifying”.

Should the Welsh side lose to Russian Federation then they will need England to beat Slovakia in order to remain in the tournament.

“It was great to have someone like Vardy to step into his shoes, and Marcus Rashford and Daniel Sturridge, in particular, to come on and give us something different when we need to ask questions of a packed defence”. Once you get a bit of momentum, you need to build upon it. “I was very young but I still remember it”.

He added: “I am pleased with how I played, but it is only a small consolation”.

“I was already thinking where I would go to celebrate the goal and I went to my parents”.

With his position, he can still get into the box and make an impact. Not only did he grab the injury-time victor, he looked much more lively than Raheem Sterling even though he was mostly playing out of position out wide.

“Everyone wants to be a part ofthe starting line-up but it is a team game, we are all in this together”, Vardy said. “Not enough chances were created but we did ok”.

The Wales game was massive.

“They pressed and probed but we weren’t stretched too badly”. We needed to beat Wales and we did and overall, I thought we were fantastic.

Gareth Bale has scored two goals in two games, and he’s ready for more. Look at France the previous day against Albania with Antoine Griezmann and Dimitri Payet coming good for them and helping them get through in stoppage time.

“Our fate is in our own hands, and if you’d given us this at the start of the tournament we would have taken it”. Sometimes, it is just about finding a way, however you do it.

Walker was named man of the match against Wales, following on from an excellent display against Russian Federation. Tom, who was working for the News of the World, came into our dressing room after the match and saw I had been injured.

In a video that will make pleasant viewing for the English and just, well. painful for us Welsh, fans in a pub are seen belting the national anthem during the latter stages of Thursday’s match.

“Hopefully we can take our frustrations out on Russian Federation and get through”.

England enjoyed close to 70 per cent possession but were often frustrated by a strong defensive showing from Wales, who took the lead through a Gareth Bale free-kick which Joe Hart failed to palm clear.

“I had no hesitation about putting him on the field of play at halftime”.

All right, it was a mistake.