Gareth Southgate wants England team to be inspired by trophy-grabbing youth sides after U20s won World Cup and U18s retained Toulon Tournament
GARETH SOUTHGATE says the England senior side is inspired by the World Cup-winning U20s team that lifted the title on Sunday after drastic reform at The FA.
Gareth Southgate wants his his England side to be inspired by trophy winning kidsReuters
And he wants his Premier League stars to look at the youngsters – like the U18s who won the Toulon Tournament – with a healthy pang of jealous as they aim to end over 50 years of hurt.
The England squad appeared to be in good spirits as they trained in France on MondayPA:Press AssociationEngland’s Harry Kane (right) and Adam Lallana in action during the seasonPA:Press Association
Southgate said: “We’ve been watching youth teams at every level.
“We made big decisions to improve our programme a few years ago.
“At the time it was a bit controversial.
“We needed to go to play the likes of Brazil, Mexico and Argentina.
“This group that won went to Mexico last summer and played Mexico at this tournament.
“We’ve exposed them to a good quality games programme.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Phil Jones share a joke during the seasonNews Group Newspapers LtdAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who scored against Scotland, was leading the charge in this drillNews Group Newspapers LtdAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain is chomping at the bit to start against France after his impressive cameo from the bench in ScotlandReutersAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Chris Smalling during the training session at Stade OmnisportPA:Press Association
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“When I was a senior and played Brazil it was my first experience playing against them. Our younger guys have that experience now.
"It's another sign of belief. We've got some excellent players who have a lot of potential.
"The more you're in those big matches, the better.
"Once momentum builds and as a country starts winning things, every age group starts saying 'why not us'.
"They've got real resilience as a group, we can have that at any age group that's for certain."
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