• ?We?ve got so much quality,? says England manager
  • England will play Germany in Saturday?s final

Lee Carsley is confident that England?s Under-21 side have the belief to make history by winning a second European title in a row after Harvey Elliott?s double against the Netherlands secured a place in Saturday?s final.

A superb piece of improvisation from the substitute Noah Ohio had cancelled out the Liverpool forward?s opener in the second half but it was Elliott who had the final say five minutes before the end to take his tally in this tournament to four goals. Having arrived in Slovakia without several of the players who helped them qualify and one of the youngest squads in the tournament, England now have an opportunity to match the achievements of Dave ***ton?s teams in 1982 and 1984.
But Carsley, who spent six months as interim manager of the senior England team before returning to his post with the Under-21s when Thomas Tuichel was appointed, insisted that they will not be overawed by the occasion when they face Germany, who beat France 3-0 in the other semi-final.

?We?ve got so much quality,? said Carsley. ?But more importantly, we?ve got a squad that believe that they can win. There?s more belief, which is important if we?re going to go that one step more, which is generally the hardest step now ? getting over the line. But I?m so proud of them and hopefully everyone has enjoyed watching us during this tournament.?
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