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He was. Every header, without fail. Driving forward with the ball at his feet. Physically dominant. Imperious. Not the most obviously likeable player, but a key part of this England team. His summer is going a bit better this year than last.

He is. Schmeichel tried to keep hold of that, rather than push it out of harms way. Who gives a fúck. And to anyone who still thinks Raheem Sterling is shot after this tournament - you know absolutely fúck all about football. Even less than me.

My missus isn’t quite middle aged, but she impressed me by how much she appeared to be paying attention tonight (she’s a passionate football hater, usually). Was all going well until I pointed out that Kasper Schmeichel was Peter Schmeichel’s son. “Yeah, he looks just like him”, she said. “And...

No need to panic here. Denmark are tired and have made all their subs. Just need to avoid doing anything rash, and keep plugging away. We have the ability and guile to win this in the next 30 minutes of football, no doubt at all. It’s all about composure now. Relax.

Massive goal that. For every minute we were behind the pressure was rising. Time to gain some composure and start taking control of the game now.