Trent Alexander-Arnold could have folded after being dropped... instead he typified the resilience of this England team, writes OLIVER HOLT

Trent Alexander-Arnold could have folded after being dropped...

instead he typified the resilience of this England team, writes OLIVER HOLT Trent Alexander-Arnold came off the bench to score England's winning penalty The Liverpool man lost his place in the starting XI but still stepped up LISTEN to It's All Kicking Off! EUROS DAILY: Should England captain Harry Kane be dropped for Netherlands semi-final? By Oliver Holt Published: 22:30, 8 July 2024 | Updated: 22:55, 8 July 2024 e-mail View comments England have not won any prizes for style at these Euros. They have not wowed us with free-flowing football. They have not swept teams aside.

They have glimpsed doors ajar and, time after time, crept through them like silent assassins. They have become masters at winning ugly and if it is not quite what many were expecting from a team that was acclaimed before it left for Germany as being of all the talents, there is still beauty to be found in their resilience and their cussed, determined, stubborn refusal to lose. In past tournaments when England have struggled to find their fluency, they have been on an early plane home.

Roy Hodgson ’s side was out of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil after eight days. At Euro 2016 , England were humbled by Iceland in the last 16. We have not been very good at outstaying our welcome.

But this England team are different. They are still here, still fighting, still provoking the ire of fans at home who seem to be expecting Gareth Southgate ’s side t.