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England has reached the semi-finals of the World Cup for the third time in its history – but many of its Russian heroes are unlikely stars .
The familiar names of the "Golden Generation" have disappeared, and in their place is a team of players who have practiced with Darlington, Alfreton, Halifax, Welling and Aldershot
. Harry Maguire scored the first goal, goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was named man of the match and Kieran Trippier was offside again.
Even in the team when qualifying started and all competitions went up until October, they dominated the players' scores for the win at Samara.
| Some of the clubs for which the English World Cup team played |
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| Darlington, Alfreton, Burton, Carlisle, Bradford, Coventry, Barnsley, Stocksbridge Steel Park, Halifax, Fleetwood, Peterborough. , Bristol City, Leyton EastMillwall, Harrow, Welling, Aldershot |
Kieran Trippier – The Unexpected Emergence of "Bury Beckham"
Age: 27 Position: Back Position Caps: 11
The Trippier Right Triplet did not make its Premier League debut until the age of 23. year – in a friendly defeat by France.
He went through the Manchester City Academy but never broke into their first team. After two stints at Barnsley and one at Burnley – all in the championship – he joined the Clarets for £ 450,000 in January 2012.
After 185 appearances for the Clarets, he moved to Tottenham for £ 3.5m in 2015 – but only He played six Premier League matches in his first campaign and 12 in his second.
He took advantage of the arrival of his teammate Kyle Walker in Manchester City last summer, but even started only 21 league games in 2017-18. with Serge Aurier for a place in the team
Major recipient of Gareth Southgate's decision to play 3-5-2 and move Walker to the center, the "Bury Beckham" excelled in Russia in a right wing role He established 13 chances and scored in the shootout against Colombia.
In comparison to crossing England, he says, "Many people have said that, but I am far from Beckham's qualities, to do the best I can and every opportunity I receive, I will try to put balls like David Beckham. "
Harry Maguire – sent on loan after 91 minutes of Premier League
Age: 25 Position: Central shot Caps: [19659010]
The rise of Harry Maguire is best demonstrated by the fact that he was at Euro 2016 as a fan – at what stage he had made a total of three appearances in the Premier League.
Recently interviewed by BBC Radio 5 live if he could see himself playing for England at this point, he replied: "Certainly not, Hull went through the play-offs but I'm not sure. He was not a regular. "
He eventually broke into the Tigers team and after a season in the Premier League earned £ 17 million in Leicester last summer, the manager of the Time, Craig Shakespeare, suggested that he could become a "future captain of England."
He was still present for the Foxes of the li and said that playing against his English team-mate Jamie Vardy
He only made his England debut in the last World Cup qualifier against Lithuania in October, the same match as that in which Trippier made his debut in competition.
With his head against Sweden, Maguire became the first player to score his first goal in England in a World Cup knockout match since Rio Ferdinand in 2002.
Maguire told BBC Radio 5 live: "It's a remarkable increase that I've had over the last year or two, at this moment I am in a bubble and maybe I will achieve my feat. "
Ferdinand, a BBC One expert, said: "In both cases, Harry Maguire was huge, he was a mountain man but with the ball at his feet, he is gracious and he is indispensable to this team. for the time being."
– Alfreton in 2013, semi-final of the World Cup in 2018
Age: 24 Position: Goalkeeper Caps: Eight
It seems odd to place the third most expensive goalie of all time on a list of unlikely heroes – but Pickford does not. had only two full league seasons, one of which ended in relegation.
The 24-year-old has already played in the top five divisions of English football.
Pickford began his career with local club Sunderland but had loan problems with Darlington and Alfreton, Burton in League Two, Carlisle and Bradford in League One and Preston in the championship before becoming part of the team. Black Cats team
. After 35 appearances for Sunderland – where he kept only five laundresses behind a shambolic defense – Everton paid £ 30m to sign him last summer.
He impressed for the Toffees, despite their disappointing season, and made his debut in England. November, keeping a clean sheet against Germany in a friendly match.
The opening of the World Cup of England against Tunisia was his competitive debut after taking up the challenge of Jack Butland. He saved a penalty when England won the first shootout of Colombia against Colombia.
After three fantastic saves and a draw against Sweden, captain Gareth Southgate called it "prototype of the modern goalie". Martin Keown, co-commentator for BBC One, said it was "the game of his life".
Former German striker Jurgen Klinsmann said: "What really impressed me is the game of Jordan Pickford and his cast."
Pickford is the youngest goaltender England goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in a World Cup match at 24 years and 122 days.
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