Former Shrewsbury Town boss Paul Simpson hails his England world-beaters
World Cup-winning England Under-20 boss Paul Simpson says his victorious players have what it takes to succeed at the very highest level.
Former Shrewsbury Town boss and Wolves midfielder Simpson said his players were convinced they could win the tournament from the outset.
He said: “This is part of the development in us trying to create football players who are capable of being successful at senior tournaments and hopefully this will go a long way to helping us achieve that. We first got together on 5 March when I was asked to step in to take the U20s.
“I asked them what they thought they could achieve. They told me they could win the World Cup.”
He added. “We really had to battle in the second-half.
“There was so much pressure and the players defended for their lives. I don’t think you can get a better feeling than when the referee blew the final whistle to know we were world champions, we’ve waited 51 years to say that as an England team.
“It’s an incredible feeling and I don’t think it will ever go away.
“After the semi-final I said there couldn’t be a prouder Englishman anywhere in the world. But I’ve topped that today. I can’t believe the feeling of pride I’ve got and I know that’s the same for the players.”
