Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bin get disappointing morning before Everton face Coventry City for Hill Dickinson Stadium on Friday night. England manager Thomas Tuchel leave am out of im squad for dis month Nations League matches, even though di midfielder bin dey tipped to make di list. Borussia Dortmund teenager Jobe Bellingham na im Tuchel pick instead.
By di end of di night, Dewsbury-Hall get reason to smile. Im thunderous strike help Everton complete comeback and beat Coventry City 3-1. Di win lift Everton to fifth for Premier League table and give dem back-to-back league victories. Di midfielder, 28, talk to Sky Sports after di game say di England snub pain am, but im proud of how im react.
“It was a disappointing morning, I’m not going to lie. It’s a massive dream of mine to play for my country. I know I was close,” Dewsbury-Hall yan. “Sad, yeah, but really proud of myself and how I have reacted. All I can keep doing is putting in good performances and hopefully one day I get the nod, because I’m never going to give up.”
Di goal come for di 81st minute, after Thierno Barry score twice in five minutes to turn di game around. Coventry City fans boo Dewsbury-Hall through di match because of im Leicester City connection. After di final whistle, he respond to a post wey point out di booing, say: “I just love playing against them lot.”
Before di squad announcement, Everton captain James Tarkowski bin back am for England call-up. Tarkowski talk say Dewsbury-Hall should already dey inside Thomas Tuchel Three Lions squad, and say di midfielder don develop confidence to make difference. But Tuchel still omit am, choose Jobe Bellingham instead.
Dewsbury-Hall no dey new to long road. Im no make Premier League debut for boyhood club Leicester City until age 22, after loan spells with Luton Town and Blackpool for English Football League. Im later play big role as Leicester City win Championship under Enzo Maresca, before im follow di Italian to Chelsea for £30m deal. Im struggle for regular Premier League minutes at Chelsea, mainly play cup games, before im move to Everton last summer at 26. Since start of last season, im don score 11 Premier League goals and provide seven assists for Everton.
Di England wait go continue until next international break in March. For now, Dewsbury-Hall don answer di snub with performance wey help Everton climb table, and im insist say im no go give up on England dream.
