http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Darren-Bent-c10358 had come out before England’s friendly encounter against Spain on Saturday night and termed his time with the national team as a time which made him feel as if he was on trial when he took the field for the Three Lions.
Bent elaborated on the pressures of international football but England’s 1-0 win over the FIFA 2010 World Cup winners as well as the current European champions has eased his nerves to a certain extent as he now feels confident about his chances with the English
national team.
Capello’s men did well to keep a clean sheet against a full strength Spanish side which failed to create many goal scoring opportunities against the English at the Wembley stadium on Saturday night. England resorted to playing
on the counter attack and looked threatening every time they broke forward through the likes of Walcott and Bent in the first half and Downing along with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniel-c9879 Welbeck in the second half.
England’s only goal of the match came through Bent’s header which struck the post but the eventual rebound was headed in by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Frank-Lampard-c14097. England’s defensive solidity and organization was the key to their win in the end as they
just about held on to gain their first win over their Iberian opponents in 10 years. Bent has now come out in his recent interview after the match and stated that he feels less pressure now than before the match because he has been in the starting line up
for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749.
He added, “I am definitely more relaxed now. I've played more games consistently. Every time I've been fit since the World Cup, the manager has played me and it's gone really well. There is a long way to the Euros. All I can do
is keep trying to do well for England when I am picked and doing well for my club. I missed out on the 2006 and 2010 World Cups so I am taking nothing for granted but it would mean a lot to me to play in my first tournament. When you play against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011, who
keep the ball for 80% of the time, it is always going to be difficult.”
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