Welbeck hails England's squad depth and passion

Jun 15, 2012 11:03:00 PM

The Manchester United striker, who scored the winning goal against Erik Hamren's men, says that team spirit has brought the Three Lions to the brink of the quarter-finals

Danny Welbeck has praised the depth of England‘s squad and attacking intent following their 3-2 win over Sweden in Kiev.

The 21-year-old striker scored the winner with a sublime flicked finish, but lamented the fact that England conceded twice after starting the second half slowly.

He also singled out substitute Theo Walcott for praise, whose late cameo assisted his winner as well as yielded a goal for the Arsenal forward.

"We all know the ability Theo has for the team and spread all across the squad, so whoever comes on we know can make a difference," he told the BBC.

"I'm happy with the finish and to get three points for the team, but I'm quite disappointed to let two goals in at the start of the second half."

Welbeck also heaped praise on the team spirit of the England camp, insisting that the team never stopped believing, even after conceding two in quick succession.

	HODGSON'S HEROES
12/1	England are 12/1 with Bet365 to win Euro 2012

"It was a game of two halves, but we stuck together and the team spirit shone,” he continued.

"It's going to be better for us if we get the three points in every single game, and that is what we try to do.

"When we went behind we still had the belief there, we stuck together and as I said before our team spirit shone through."

With a win against the Swedes, England only need a point against Ukraine to guarantee a quarter-final place - but Welbeck hopes that England won't abandon their new-found attacking style with a cautious approach on Tuesday.

He added: "We’ll get back to Poland. Sit down, have a recovery and then our attention turns to Ukraine. We’ll sit down, get the analysis sorted and go from there, trying to get the three points."

Sign up with William Hill for a free bet up to £25
Sign up with bet365 for a free bet up to £200
Sign up to Paddy Power for £250 in free bets
Sign up today with Coral and get a £50 FREE bet - no strings attached!
Sign up today with BetVictor and get a £25 FREE BET!

play

open

Inside Goal.Com

Bayern's jinx - CL final referee Nicola Rizzoli
Goal takes a look at the career of the Italian arbiter to date following Uefa's decision to appoint the 41-year-old for Saturday's showpiece at Wembley
Goal's Serie A awards for 2012-13
Goal crowns the best and worst from Italy over the course of the season
Now or never for Wenger to seal legacy
The Gunners sealed a place in next season's Champions League with victory at Newcastle on Sunday - and must now spend money to improve the squad over the summer
And Goal.com's World Player of the Week is ...
Check out which star man gets the nod from our panel of experts this week ...
Milan failings laid bare on dramatic day
The Rossoneri clinched third spot in dramatic fashion in Siena on Sunday but still have a long way to go to get to where they need to be