England Euro 2024 star Anthony Gordon ‘got brakes mixed up’ before high-speed bike crash as he shows off his injuries
ENGLAND ace Anthony Gordon gave followers an harm fright yesterday after a high-speed fall off an e-bike.
Gordon could have gotten his brakes mixed up when he tumbled from his e-bike, certainly one of his team-mates mentioned yesterday.
The 23-year-old was at coaching yesterday sporting nasty injuries to his face, palms and leg following a high-speed crash throughout an England “recovery” session on Wednesday.
The night before, Gordon was a uncommon optimistic as a late substitute within the bore draw with Slovenia, resulting in requires him to begin in opposition to Slovakia on Sunday.
Defender Ezri Konsa was among the many gamers who went zipping across the group’s beautiful base in Blankenhain, jap Germany — and confessed to laughing when he noticed Gordon mendacity bleeding on the bottom.
The Aston Villa star, 26, mentioned: “It was a recovery session, some players were out in front and as I was coming down the hill I saw Ant and he was lying there with his face bloodied, hands and chin and I just started laughing! At least he wore his helmet. That’s the main thing.”
Ezri mentioned he had “never been on a bike like it”, including: “It’s bizarre – you’ll be able to decide up some velocity.
“It’s bought a turbo button, so that you press the turbo button and as you pedal it simply goes fast.
“It will need to have been a foul fall.
“I feel he pressed the unsuitable brake as a result of again in England the brakes are on totally different sides, so the left is the again.
“I feel he pressed the left and it was the entrance and he simply took off!
“He’s nice. He’s doing nicely. I feel that would be the final time we go on the bike!”
Gordon appeared in good spirits throughout coaching yesterday on the squad’s camp, regardless of a deep graze on his chin plus one other on his nostril as nicely as injuries to his palms and a scuffed knee.
Centre-back Marc Guehi mentioned: “I saw that massive gash on his chin but he’s OK – he just fell off his bike. It’s been a bit of a joke in camp.”
Gordon’s tempo and trickery opened up the Slovenia defence on the finish of Tuesday’s goalless yawnfest — laying on certainly one of England’s greatest probabilities, just for Cole Palmer to fireside on the keeper.
The Newcastle United star is anticipated to be match for Sunday’s crunch last-16 conflict in Gelsenkirchen.
An England supply mentioned: “Anthony was out with different gamers on the e-bikes they use throughout restoration after video games and got here a cropper.
“It was fairly a bump however fortunately he’s OK and the injuries gained’t have an effect on his match health in any respect. He will certainly be obtainable for choice.”
Manager Gareth Southgate — who had plastic beer cups thrown at him by offended followers on Tuesday — was additionally boosted by the anticipated return of left-back Luke Shaw, who has been out injured since February.
Asked when he would come again into the England group, the Manchester United star declared firmly yesterday: “Next game.”
