England U21s' Tammy Abraham: Bosnia clash 'went perfectly'

Wednesday 12 Oct 2016
Tammy Abraham

Tammy Abraham’s stunning form in front of goal continued for England Under-21s on Tuesday as he helped fire the Young Lions to a 5-0 win over Bosnia & Herzegovina.

The Chelsea striker has already set the Championship alight this season with 11 goals already during a season-long loan spell with Bristol City.

And he added two more to that tally in Walsall as a goal in each half on his full U21s debut saw England finish their Euro qualifying campaign in style.

England 5-0 Bosnia & Herzegovina

UEFA European U21 Championship
Group 9 Qualifier
Tuesday 11 October 2016
Banks's Stadium, Walsall FC

"It went perfectly out there for me," he admitted after the game.

"The boys knew we had gone through [to the Euro Finals], but we still had to go out there and give it our all and that’s what we did.

"It was a brilliant performance and I’m glad to get two goals. We have a great togetherness and we all want to achieve great things."

The 19-year-old, who is still eligible to play with the U20s this term as they build up to a World Cup next summer, is even at a loss himself to explain his remarkable run.

He’s always been a regular goalscorer for Chelsea’s junior teams and England in the last two years, but he’s now enjoying doing it on a much bigger stage. 

"It’s [goalscoring run] just carried on," he modestly explains. 

"I like scoring goals and that’s what I aim to do every time I step on the pitch and the boys provided me today so I’m happy to have my two goals.

"I just have to keep getting into those positions and hopefully keep taking my chances. I just want to give it my all for the team.

"It’s been phenomenal really, so I’ll be going back to Bristol and give it everything. That’s where I put my work in on the pitch to get selected for England."

By Nicholas Veevers Content Manager - FA Owned Channels