Luke Shaw says he knows how hard it is to take a loss, so he decided not to celebrate England’s penalty shootout victory over Switzerland.

 

The Three Lions rallied from a goal down to force a penalty shootout with the Swiss. As Gareth Southgate’s squad went for it in Dusseldorf, Bukayo Saka scored their equalizer in regulation time and was one of five Englishmen to come up and score.

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However, Shaw decided to comfort his opponents since he could understand the Swiss’ grief after having lost the Euro final to Italy on penalties three years ago.

There was a time in the Euro final when I was in that same position, the left back stated. Going to comfort them was exactly how I felt, and I know you can relate. For me, personally, because I know firsthand how unpleasant that is. Going out of one’s way to wish someone well was more of a token of respect.

With three victories in their last four shootouts under Southgate, England has finally broken with the unwelcome habit of losing big tournament matches on penalties.

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“Getting on the other night and getting some minutes was really nice—I’ve been itching,” he remarked. I was originally scheduled to return for the second or third game before the squad was named, but due to unforeseen circumstances, I was pushed back a game or two.

Sure, it’s not easy. Gareth, Steve (the assistant manager for England), and the rest of the medical personnel were all genuinely there for me. I owe them a great debt of gratitude.