Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins says he waited weeks for his chance - and he took it with a late winner to send England to the Euro 2024 final.
"I've been waiting for that moment for weeks," said Ollie Watkins afterwards - and boy did he take it.with the score at 1-1 in Dortmund, the ball fell to the striker from Devon, who was still playing in the English Football League just over four years ago at the age of 24.
"I didn't dream about that to be honest. I can't lie and say I did. Scoring for England is amazing but I didn't think I'd do it in a tournament like that." "When I was on the bench I said to Dean Henderson, 'I can make a difference today and need to get on'. I took my chance, scored it and now we are in the final. One last game," he said.
Another 49 goals followed in 143 games for the Bees before he became the most expensive Championship player ever when he joined Aston Villa for £28m three years later.Watkins has kicked on at Villa with 70 goals in 169 games, hitting 19 Premier League goals last season to take his club into the Champions League.
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