Walker admits ‘relief’ at first England purpose on 77th cap amid ‘lack of cutting edge’
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yle Walker admitted it had been weighing on his thoughts that he was but to attain for England, after netting his first purpose for his nation in his 77th cap in opposition to Ukraine on Sunday.
Walker scored a first-half equaliser from Harry Kane’s inch-perfect go to hand England a 1-1 draw and some extent as they remained unbeaten and prime of Euro 2024 qualification Group C in Wroclaw, Poland.
The neat volley from Walker marked a primary worldwide purpose for a participant who first represented his nation at senior stage in 2011.
The 33-year-old instructed Channel 4: “It’s just a relief.
“To represent your country and be as fortunate as I have this many times, it’s been on my mind. I can tick that off.
“I’ve finally got an England goal after 77 [caps]. I saw the gap and luckily [Kane]’s found me and I’ve put it away. It’s good that I can contribute, but my main job is stopping goals.”
England seemed pissed off for lengthy durations in Poland, unable to interrupt by regardless of dominating possession.
“Sometimes you just have these nights”, Walker mentioned.
“You come here against a good Ukraine side, so you take a point. We know we can do better. It was tough coming here — they’re a proud nation. Up front, I thought we lacked a little bit of the cutting edge we normally have.”