Italics mean the thoughts of a player, alright!
........
From the grass, the strike exploded through a forest of legs before anyone inside the penalty area fully realised he'd chosen to shoot.
For a split second, Pickford lost it completely, but then instinct took over.
The England goalkeeper launched himself full stretch to his right, fingertips straining before he got the slightest touch.
In the next second, the ball clipped the inside of the upright...
...and spun behind.
The entire Meazza gasped in one voice as Leo stood frozen for a heartbeat before throwing both hands onto the back of his head.
He knew.
That had been inches.
"Oh, what a strike!" the commentator shouted.
"Leo Calderon has almost announced himself inside the opening minutes with an absolute thunderbolt!"
"And what a save from Jordan Pickford," the co-commentator replied.
"Forget the post. The post only matters because Pickford gets there first. Without those fingertips, England are behind."
