One hurdle Gordon must overcome is his match sharpness. After being phased out of the Newcastle setup once his departure became inevitable, he is working hard to reach peak condition. He featured in the second half of England’s 1-0 win over New Zealand and is confident that he will be ready for the opening group game against Croatia on June 17.
“I think even when you have two days off football, you feel like you never played a game. It’s crazy. You lose your touch, you lose everything,” Gordon explained. “So not playing for a couple of weeks was difficult, but I’ve trained really well. I was fitter than I thought in that game. I’m on track really well, really. It’s difficult because the pitch was dry. So even getting your touch right and just getting used to that was tough. But we got there, still thought we created some chances. We haven’t played together for a while. So it’s just getting back in that rhythm.”
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