Are England good or just lucky?
England are through to the Euro 2024 final after Ollie Watkins' dramatic last minute winner.
Have this England side actually been good, or just really lucky having relied on a number of big moments throughout the tournament?
Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's Oli Kay who was in Dortmund for the 2-1 win over the Netherlands as well as Jack Pitt-Brooke and Tim Spiers to analyse England's route to the final and the role of manager Gareth Southgate.
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:24 Glorious times for England
00:02:18 England’s substitutions
00:03:52 Culture and mentality of the England team
00:05:14 Ollie Watkins
00:09:35 Has it finally “clicked”?
00:16:02 Gareth Southgate
00:16:54 Does Kane start for the final?
00:19:19 Big successes for this campaign
00:24:44 Tactics
00:26:00 Gareth Southgate
00:27:35 England & knockout games
00:29:16 Englands tournament so far
00:33:47 How do England beat Spain?
00:38:27 Outro
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