We Can Be Euros: Matt was so impressed by Ollie Watkins goal that he nearly lost his wedding ring

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England are into the final of Euro 2024 - but what lessons can be learned from the defeat of the Dutch, and will Spain be too good for Gareth Southgate's side? Our expert panel finds out.

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00:00Hello, I'm Matthew Gregory, and welcome back to another episode of We Can Be Euros.

00:08Today, we'll look back at England's stunning semi-final victory against the Netherlands

00:12and look ahead to Sunday's showdown in the final against Spain.

00:15To help me pick through the bones of yet another dramatic evening,

00:18I'm joined as always by an expert panel.

00:20From Three Added Minutes, Jason Jones, and he's alongside National Worlds, Liverpool

00:24and Everton correspondent George Priestman.

00:27Jason, you can get us going today.

00:28That goal from Ollie Watkins right at the death was not only brilliantly taken,

00:32but just a moment for the ages, wasn't it?

00:36Absolutely, absolutely, Matt.

00:38It's the sort of thing that will be played on endless loops and montages for the rest of our

00:44lives, I think, especially if England go on to win the whole thing on Sunday.

00:49But obviously, let's not get ahead of ourselves.

00:52But yeah, you're absolutely right.

00:53I mean, it was a hell of a finish, wasn't it?

00:55The way that he's taken it and then obviously rolled the defender up so slightly and then

00:59get it back across for Brogan in the manner that he did.

01:01There is literally one place that he can put that to score and he did it to the millimetre.

01:07It was absolutely perfect.

01:10I like what Watkins brings when he comes on.

01:13I think that it really benefits England to be able to have someone who does actually

01:17make those runs in behind, who does look to stretch a defence in the way that he does.

01:21And I now feel as if we're going to get into a few days of discourse, discussing whether

01:25or not he should be given a start in the final.

01:28I personally think he's probably better making some sort of impact from the bench.

01:31But certainly in that moment, just absolutely wonderful.

01:34And something that was lovely to see for his reaction as well.

01:38You can just tell how much it meant to him.

01:39It's the stuff that dreams me, isn't it?

01:42Yeah, I mean, it meant a fair bit to me as well.

01:44I went so wild in front of the television.

01:46I punched the air so hard that my brand new wedding ring went flying off, ricocheted off

01:51a couple of objects of furniture and was found about half an hour later having come to rest

01:55in a plant pod somewhere in my living room.

01:58Yeah, it's just an extraordinary moment.

02:00Again, not so long after Bellingham's overhead kick against Slovakia.

02:04You can't say this England side isn't providing us with a few memories.

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