England will handle U21 final pressure - Cresswell

Defender Charlie Cresswell has backed England Under-21s to grip nan Euro 2025 unit and easiness 59 years of hurt.

The Toulouse centre-back is chasing his 2nd European title aft lifting nan trophy 2 years ago.

The Young Lions look Germany successful Saturday's last aft beating nan Netherlands 2-1 successful Bratislava.

The elder broadside person not won a trophy since nan World Cup successful 1966 and Cresswell believes nan U21s tin shingle disconnected immoderate last pain.

"The seniors person done a awesome occupation but playing for England - it's not easy and group deliberation England are going to steamroll astir countries," said nan 22-year-old.

"We're winning, yes, but there's a unit that comes pinch playing for England and it's really you grip that pressure.

"I cognize you're playing for your state but it's conscionable different crippled of football. It's really you grip that unit individually and collectively. Everyone's different.

"We've sewage to attraction connected ourselves because we've sewage belief successful this squad and a resilience I don't deliberation anyone other successful nan tourney has. We judge successful ourselves and I'm judge we'll get nan occupation done."

Harvey Elliott is nan only different personnel of nan title-winning squad of 2 years ago.

Former Leeds defender Cresswell, who scored successful England's opening 3-1 triumph complete nan Czech Republic, has memories of watching nan nationalist broadside neglect astatine awesome tournaments and wants to thief erase those memories.

"I was brought up pinch England ever a monolithic portion of my childhood. I'd spell to nan section pub and I'd beryllium watching nan first squad pinch each my mates, my dad's mates, and it would beryllium for illustration a large deal," said Cresswell, whose begetter Richard is simply a erstwhile Leeds United, Preston and Sheffield United striker.

"[When England spell out] I'm successful nan pub, sewage my dad's mates each crying successful nan pub, and I'm sat location reasoning 'oh no'.

"But it's what it's meant to beryllium like. It's nan athletics we love; it's nan state we're from. It's truthful expected to beryllium for illustration that.

"So for maine each clip I propulsion connected an England garment it feels for illustration an honour - a immense honour. I'm immensely proud that I get to do this. For maine to spell retired location and springiness my everything, it's nan slightest I tin do."