ENGLAND stars including Harry Kane, Declan Rice, John Stones and Nico O’Reilly chilled out with yoga, table tennis and swimming pool fun yesterday.
Captain Harry stretched his muscles using a resistance band on a yoga mat at the team’s training base in Kansas City.
Jude Bellingham pictured in the pool yesterday ahead of England’s clash with Argentina Credit: Getty
Nico O’Reilly shows off his pool ball skills Credit: Getty
Other stars were seen having a splashing time playing pool basketball as they recovered from their exhausting 2-1 extra time victory over Norway on Saturday.
Coach Thomas Tuchel is keen to balance rest with lighter workouts for his stars who will need to be on top form tomorrow night as they take on Lionel Messi’s world champs.
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The team will fly to Atlanta later today after a last training session at Kansas City’s Swope Soccer Village complex.
A Three Lions insider said: “They’ve recovered well and are looking forward to the game.”
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Jordan Pickford has vowed England will keep their heads against any dark arts they may face against Argentina.
The Three Lions take on the reigning champions in Wednesday’s semi-final in Atlanta – 28 years on from a wound-up David Beckham being sent off for kicking out at Diego Simeone.
Argentina have a number of players in their ranks with reputations for gamesmanship, including Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martinez and goalie Emi Martinez.
But fellow stopper Pickford is sure Thomas Tuchel’s side will continue to keep their cool, as they have throughout this World Cup.
Declan Rice with a Wilson handprint ball in the pool Credit: Getty
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The 32-year-old said: “I think you’ve seen throughout the tournament our desire to win tackles. We’ve not gotten into any scuffles or anything.
“We’ve been very well respectful within the game. Decisions go our way, they don’t go our way.
“We just reset, we go again and we let the football do the talking.
“I think that’s what we’ve done throughout the tournament.
“Apart from Jarell (Quansah, who was sent off against Mexico), we’ve not had any suspensions, no second yellow cards or anything like that.
“It just shows our mentality we have and we don’t get wrapped up in things like that.
“We stay focused, we stay together.”
