“It’s fantastic evidence that we have got the best youth developers in the world in this country and they are developing the best players in the world,” says Wilkinson. It’s just about trying to build a relationship with the clubs and trying to understand what they are trying to do. “It’s also about trying to keep the players grounded because there’s a spin-off every time you get called up,” he adds. We played in a World Cup, with five internal flights, a penalty shootout, and playing against the best teams and beating them. England were always the best team from kick-off to finish but in the opening stages they were naive.

Source: The Guardian October 29, 2017 15:45 UTC