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Jarrod Bowen told dad England goal was on as he predicted it would be 'my time'
West Ham striker Jarrod Bowen shared that he had a premonition about ending his England goal drought, which came true as he netted in the 5-0 thrashing of the Republic of Ireland. The victory marked a triumphant end to Lee Carsley's stint as interim manager.
Bowen's goal, remarkably scored with his first touch just moments after coming on as a substitute, rounded off an extraordinary week for him, having been a late addition to the squad due to several players dropping out.
"It is an honour to play for England every time I get the opportunity. So to score that first goal was always on my mind," Bowen expressed. He added, "I wasn’t meant to be in the squad, I knew when the manager called me and asked me if I was willing to come in it was a no-brainer. It’s an honour to come in.
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"I said to my dad this could be my time, you need a little bit of luck and I got that. I said it could be my time to score for England. I said it when ‘Cars’ rang me last Sunday."
"It’s obviously a difficult situation when you are not in the squad and then to get called up. For me it was a different situation to one that I have been in before but I thought this could be an opportunity for me to score and it paid off."
His goal resulted from a smart set-piece where Jude Bellingham set him up just outside the box, although the moment might have unfolded differently if coach Ashley Cole had had his way.
Bowen disclosed his role in the set-piece, saying: "I was meant to take the free-kick," and explained that Ashley Cole had given him specific instructions: "Ashley Cole told me to take it and put it at the near post but ‘H’ (Harry Kane) and Jude had something up their sleeves."
"I was just getting in position, trying to look not interested so I didn’t get marked. It was a beautiful ball by Jude and I hit it cleanly and I just looked up and saw the goalkeeper wasn’t diving and it hit the back of the net.
"At the time I thought ‘goal’ and then I was walking back and thought ‘if this referee puts his hand to his ear and asks for VAR I’m going to lose it’. But it was just a relief and on another day I could have had more, but I was happy with the first one. It’s probably a relief more than anything."
