Declan Rice and Dominic Calvert-Lewin are among the
England players who owe their progress to Scottish coaches
Dominic Calvert-Lewin was deep into an explanation of why he owes so much to Duncan Ferguson, his coach at Everton who, as a player, had represented
Scotland with such distinction. It has been for the technical help, all of those extra finishing drills after training, and the mental aspect, too. “He’s always been the man there that’s put his time aside to help me perfect my craft,” the England striker says. “I can do nothing but thank him for that.”
Calvert-Lewin even claimed that Ferguson would be happy for him if he scored for England against Scotland in Friday night’s much anticipated Euro 2020 fixture. So, would he dedicate the goal to him. A pause. “I probably wouldn’t do that,” Calvert-Lewin says, with a smile.