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This Thursday, a photo went viral on social media like wildfire and triggered a multitude of hypotheses about why Anthony Gordonone of the stars of the national team England in the Euro Cup, He had trained with visible blows to his chin, nose and hands.. Users’ imaginations anticipated different scenarios until this Friday, when his own colleagues confirmed the unusual accident that caused his injuries.
It all happened in a training session after Tuesday’s goalless draw against Sloveniawhich qualified for The Three Lions to the round of 16, where they will face each other on Sunday SlovakiaAston Villa defender Ezri Konsa Ngoyo has put suspicions to rest, clearing up the incident with the Newcastle left winger and outlining his reaction: “It was a recovery session, a few players were up front and as I was coming down the hill I saw Ant, he was lying there with his face, hands and chin all bloody and I started laughing! At least he was wearing his helmet. That’s the main”.
He later added what could have been the cause of the incident between the 23-year-old man and the electric bike: “I think he pressed the wrong brake because in England the brakes are on different sides., so the left is the rear. I think he pushed left and went to the front and just took off!”
“He’s fine. He is doing well. I think it will be the last time we ride a bike!“It’s a bit of a joke,” Konsa Ngoyo said, trying to make light of it. She said she had “never ridden a bike like that before” and added: “It’s weird, you can gain some speed. It has a turbo button, so you press it and as you pedal it goes fast. It must have been a bad fall”.
Marc GuéhiCrystal Palace central defender, also referred to the accident that took place at the team’s concentration in Blankenhainin eastern Germany: “I saw that huge cut on his chin, but he’s okay, He just fell off his bike. It’s been kind of a joke at camp.”.
A source from the English team gave his testimony in statements released by the British newspaper The Sun: “Anthony went out with other players on the electric bikes they use during recovery after games and collapsed. It was a big hitbut fortunately he is fine and the injuries will not affect his physical condition for the match at all. He will definitely be available for selection.”.
Anthony Gordon entered in the 88th minute of the match against Slovenia instead of Phil Foden, who left the camp on Wednesday to witness the birth of his third child and has already returned to Germany, the newspaper reported. Daily Mail. It was Gordon’s fourth game with the national team and his absolute debut in a European Championship.
Now, coach Gareth Southgate will have to decide whether to consider both of them for the starting line-up after a very lackluster group stage in terms of collective performance, with a meager 1-0 victory over Serbia, plus 1-1 and 0-0 draws against Denmark and Slovenia, respectively. On Sunday at 13:00 (Argentine time), they will face Slovakia in Gelsenkirchen for a ticket to the quarter-finals, in which they could face the winner of the match between Switzerland and Italy.
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