Dunajska Streda, Slovakia – England Under-21 team don sharp and ready as dem prepare for their match against Slovenia tonight at FC Nitra Stadium. With the sun blazing like say na jollof rice dem dey cook, Lee Carsley’s boys wan show wetin dem fit do.
Last match wey dem play, England don start with body dey sweet dem as dem collect 3-1 win against Czech Republic. E be like say their plan to control the ball go fit help them no run tire for this game; no be small heat wey dey Ghana side! (And if dem fit win today, dem go nearly seal their place for next round help us continue to chop popcorn while dem dey play).
We get the young full-back Tino Livramento wey don shine bright for this tournament, disturb defenses like say na bee wey dey collect nectar. The boy don help England with two assists during the last game. Meanwhile, dem go also give space for Ethan Nwaneri, the 18-year-old Arsenal winger, to show say him na real deal. (Fear no dey catch me, but I dey reason say this small paddy fit be next big thing for football).
Before this match, Lee Carsley talk say he dey confident about the boys dem. “Dis generation dey come to win,” he yarn. E get some real strong players like Harvey Elliott and Charlie Cresswell wey don already prove say dem fit give better performances and guide the Young Lions to glory again.
As tonight dey near, e go dey sweet to see the tactical arrangement wey Carsley go use. E dey open plenty chances for midfielders like Elliott and Anderson to shine. And as we know, too much chances no dey waste when you get sharpest strikers like McAtee and Rowe.
On the other side, Slovenia don dey try recover from their 3-0 loss to Germany. Dem gree say dem wan fight back. But as England dey come with heads high and morale dey on top e sure say Slovenia go need more than ordinary to take shine.
The match go start by 5 pm (BST) this evening, and we dey expect somersault for stadium as fans go carry their energy enter. Na true gisting, after this match, I go come back with full gist on how dem take chop Slovenia like last week jollof!
