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England presents its away shirt

Marcus Rashford is the testimonial chose by the Three Lion to introduces the Nike kits of the future

England presents its away shirt  Marcus Rashford is the testimonial chose by the Three Lion to introduces the Nike kits of the future

National English team is the weirdest one in all over the world, maybe. A lot of talented guys, great and iconic players, so winning in their teams, but they always failed in national championships. Last one, Euro 2016, they have been kicked out by little Cinderella Iceland.

They tried to figure it out in every possible way: winning manager (Fabio Capello) and the nationalist way (Roy Hodgson). Nothing seems to be the right choice to change their faith. Despite they have a strong national identity and bond. We cannot charge the failure reasons to fired up premier league competition, because national English team’s Manager uses to call players from middle placement teams as well, and because, looking at the Spanish football team (the greatest one in last 8 years), it is almost built by Real Madrid and Barcelona players; and they forget just one second after the calling the bold competition.

So, why? We don’t know. In spite of we know they have one of the most beautiful and desirable shirt in football world, so wonderful and basic in that unconditioned white. A great beauty brought on the second and third shirts as well.  And they showed out the new and very very blue (so blue) shirt. A kingly blue, as monarchy wants for, the dark sleeves and just English symbol and technical sponsor (Nike) on the chest.

Of course, they didn’t need a white skin color, maybe the red beer cheeks, to highlight that wonderful blue shade. They needed a new generation guy, a multiethnic symbol. A recap between strength ant youth.

They needed Marcus Rashford.

Van Gaal decided his debut last year, and the guy showed his purpose at once. Double score at the debut, and broken record: youngest Manchester utd’s players who scores in European competition (18 years old and 117 days). Then, next game, he played as first-string against Arsenal, scoring others two goals. Twenty days later he broke another record, tearing off from his idol Wayne Rooney: He scored winning goal against City, becoming the youngest player who scores in that kind of match.

Maybe Manchester’s vibe is the reasons. No it doesn’t. Because England Manager decided to call him. It was the friendly match against Australia team. He needed just 135 seconds to score his first national goal. Hodgson calls him to Euro2016 as well, and Rushford became the youngest player in English team who makes a debut in European competition, against Galles. The guy made his debut just one year ago, he is still 19 years old. And We don’t know if all the soccer world records will be enough for him.

He is that kind of strong players who also belongs to new strikers group (as Ibrahimovic) so technical. England has had great players, Rooney – Rushford’s idol, due to he is too young to know others great players (Alan Shearer, Teddy Sheringham) - , and two guys called Gerrard and Lampard. But they didn’t win anything at all.

Maybe is he the good one?