Lee Carsley's England U21s Make Perfect Start to Euros Defence

England must start taking international football more serious, warns Theo Walcott... as ex-Three Lions star outlines key trait U21s must show to break into Thomas Tuchel's side - Football Insomnia

Theo Walcott has a few things he wants to get off his chest, the first being his belief that England don’t take international football as serious as their biggest rivals. In an illuminating chat, Walcott casts his mind back to the 2009 Under-21 European Championships final when he started in a losing effort against a star-studded Germany side. ‘You could tell they fed off our energy,’ Walcott said. ‘When they got one and then two, you could see …

Harvey Elliott scores England's first goal as title defence begins

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Newcastle United star scoops Player of the Match award as Young Lions dominate at U21 Euros

England's Under 21s kicked off their defence of the European Championships in fine form on Thursday night with a 3-1 win over the Czech Republic.

England beat Czechia in European U21 Championship opener

England started their European U21 Championship title defence strongly, beating Czechia 3-1 in their opening match at the DAC Stadion on Thursday evening. Head coach Lee Carsley named a strong team, which included Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott and Jarell Quansah, Tottenham Hotspur’s Archie Gray and Newcastle United full-back Tino Livramento. Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliott Anderson, Ipswich Town’s Omari Hutchinson and Manchester City’s young s…

Watch Will Osula’s goal & assist at U21 Euros to complete late comeback

The UEFA Euro U-21s are up and running, and a couple of our young Magpies will be hoping to do their countries proud in the tournament. Tino Livramento will be looking to dazzle in defence for Lee Carsley’s England, where he’s arguably the best defender in the entire tournament based on his man of the match display in a 3-1 win over Czechia last night. But Will Osula grabbed the headlines… Source

Lee Carsley's England U21s make perfect start to Euros defence

Harvey Elliott, Jonathan Rowe and Charlie Cresswell scored for the Young Lions.