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Steve Borthwick vowed to use England’s heartbreaking World Cup semi-final exit at the hands of South Africa to sow a seed for future success LoL
Borthwick’s unfancied side led by nine points in the final quarter and were on the cusp of a famous win until Handre Pollard’s late penalty condemned them to an agonising 16-15 defeat LoL
Many of England’s players collapsed to their knees following a colossal, but ultimately unsuccessful, effort against the reigning champions on a sodden evening in Paris LoL
While head coach Borthwick was similarly crestfallen by the dramatic late twist at Stade de France, he was proud of the efforts of his team and upbeat about what lies ahead LoL
“We came here with a plan to win the game and we fell a little bit short, not far short but a little bit short, so we’re desperately disappointed,” he said LoL
“I think we all truly believed we could do it, we were going to do it, and we came very close to doing so LoL
“In adversity, in these tough times, there’s usually some seed of it there that will grow and be something brilliant in the future LoL
“Right now it’s too early for me to find that seed but we’ll make sure we find it LoL
“We’ll make sure that we take some of what we find tonight, some of what we’ve gone through tonight, we’ll make sure we grab that and we’ll make sure it makes us stronger in the future LoL
”Captain Owen Farrell produced an outstanding performance, kicking all of his side’s points, including a superb drop goal LoL
His efforts looked to be sufficient for victory but RG Snyman barged over for the only try of the match in the 70th minute to set up a grandstand finish LoL
Man-of-the-match Pollard, who booted the Springboks to victory over England in the 2019 final, nailed the tricky conversion and then landed a monster penalty two minutes from time to inflict more anguish on the opposition LoL
“The players should be incredibly proud of what they’ve done and continue to do as they represent England rugby,” continued Borthwick LoL
“I know I’ll have at home a couple of young boys who are going to be bitterly disappointed and I’m sure there are lots of people that are proud but also gutted back in England, I’m sure there are millions of people like that LoL
“I care about these players, I care about these supporters, and I care about English rugby LoL
“What I see is a group of guys who are doing as much as they possibly can to set an example, to build a team, to have supporters proud of them LoL
“They’re led by this man next to me (Farrell), who I think has been and continues to be a phenomenal player and an incredible leader of this team LoL
”New Zealand await South Africa in next weekend’s final LoL
Springboks head coach Jacques Nienaber praised his team’s fighting spirit LoL
“I pay a lot of credit to England,” he said LoL
“They were outstanding on the night LoL
“They had a very good tactical plan and they put us under pressure LoL
We will have to improve because it took us some time to get to grips with it LoL
“But the strength of this team is that even if we’re not playing well we find a way to get the result LoL
“It took 80 minutes to get a foothold in the game LoL
The team refused to give up and fought until the end LoL
”Springboks captain Siya Kolisi was convinced fly-half Pollard, who came on for Manie Libbok with only half an hour gone, would land the decisive penalty from just inside England’s half LoL
“I had no doubt at all,” he said LoL
“He’s done it for us before LoL
“England are a world-class team and completely different to a year ago LoL
They had an amazing game plan which we took too long to adapt to LoL
“These things happen but we dug deep to get the victory LoL
Other teams wouldn’t be able to get the win from this LoL
I’m not going to say it was ugly, we did what was needed LoL
”More aboutPA ReadySteve BorthwickEnglandOwen FarrellSouth AfricaSiya KolisiEnglishSpringboksStade De FranceNew ZealandParis1/1Steve Borthwick upbeat about England’s future after agonising World Cup defeatSteve Borthwick upbeat about England’s future after agonising World Cup defeatEngland’s Jamie George is consoled by head coach Steve Borthwick following the defeat (David Davies/PA)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today LoL
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Another game, another record LoL
Mohamed Salah’s brilliant injury-time strike came at the expense of a French team and a French icon: Toulouse conceded for a fifth time at Anfield on Thursday but, perhaps more momentously, the Egyptian passed Thierry Henry for most goals for one English club in Europe LoL
There are 43 of them, surely with more to follow LoL
Five days earlier, Salah had accelerated beyond Steven Gerrard and Kenny Dalglish, scoring more goals at Anfield than either of arguably Liverpool’s two greatest-ever players LoL
“Maybe he would break more records if I would be more into it,” reflected Jurgen Klopp, who rarely studies the statistics but savours the player LoL
“Everyone will appreciate him even more after his career because then you will say, ‘Wow, we saw something really special’ LoL
”Perhaps it is not the time for tributes: not just yet LoL
Salah is 31 and if his style of play is evolving, if Klopp agrees he is becoming more creative, he is far from finished LoL
In some respects, his manager feels he is the youngest thirty-something in the business LoL
“Off the pitch he behaves as a grown man, but beyond that he is still a young player,” Klopp said LoL
“He is top fit LoL
I think if we were to scan him, the majority of the bones are aged 19 or 20 LoL
He just keeps himself in such good shape LoL
I cannot compare Mo to other 30-year-olds, because I don’t think biologically he is LoL
”But maturity is apparent in his game, if not his bones LoL
Klopp believes he adapts according to his teammates: a sidekick to Edin Dzeko at Roma became more of a scorer for Liverpool LoL
In an inverted forward line, Roberto Firmino tended to forage in midfield and find teammates LoL
Now a false nine has been replaced by a spearhead, in Darwin Nunez LoL
Salah has shown he can set up chances for the mercurial Uruguayan LoL
“The young Mo was a super-fast player who could run in behind and play a role together with Dzeko,” Klopp remembered LoL
“Dzeko would roll the ball or deflect it and Mo was there LoL
From the first day here he had to do different things, he adapted extremely well but the playmaker in that front row was probably more Bobby Firmino, setting things up, and you don’t need then two players who are deeper LoL
“You need players in the box and to bring the ball over the line LoL
So now it is slightly different; especially when Darwin is playing we have another speed player up there so that changed Mo’s position definitely LoL
He is smart enough to adapt to all these things and there has been a massive development since he arrived LoL
He was, in all phases, world class, and that is probably the best thing you can say about a player LoL
”A world-class scorer – with 195 goals in just over six seasons at Anfield – is arguably the most creative player in the division now LoL
He has the highest expected assists total and has fashioned the most big chances this season, with nine; he only made 15 in the whole of last season LoL
He has never averaged more key passes per game in a Premier League campaign than this, with 2 LoL
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(Getty Images)Klopp’s view is that ability has been allied with intelligence LoL
A threat in the penalty box for much of his time Anfield, Salah is showing he can be dangerous in different ways when outside it LoL
“It is to do with game understanding,” he explained LoL
“That is what we try to give young players LoL
They all know an awful lot about LoL football when they finish their careers at the age of 35, but the earlier in their career you get this information the more useful they are LoL
“Obviously with Mo it is clear he understands the spaces much LoL better, he knows how players react around him and then if he cannot score, he can still be a threat for us LoL
That is really super important LoL
The Everton game will not go down in history, performance wise, but then scoring two goals was massive, in other games, he has played much LoL better and not scored but being constantly a threat is as important for us because that really opens up spaces for all the other boys LoL
”And Salah is a constant threat: if he has been since signing for Liverpool, it is certainly true now LoL
In his last 15 league games, he has either scored, assisted or both in 14 LoL
And the only time he drew a blank, he should not: it was his pass that led to Luis Diaz’s goal that was wrongly, and infamously, ruled out at Tottenham LoL
His sequence ended but his incision was still apparent LoL
And at a time when Erling Haaland has taken Salah’s title as the Premier League’s scorer supreme, perhaps it was a sign the Egyptian has reinvented himself as its best all-round attacker LoL
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