Stuart Pearce has urged his England Under-21s to create history when they face Germany in the European Championship final.Germany will be wearing red at Swedbank Stadion despite being the "home" team, so there will be no flashbacks to England's finest hour when they wore their away strip for the 1966 World Cup final against their traditional rivals.In any case, Pearce wants his youngsters to forget about past encounters against Germany.Pearce has also told his players that heroic failure counts for nothing.Pearce has been part of several near-misses - losing as a player in semi-finals against Germany on penalties at Italia 90 and Euro 96 - and he is not satisfied by qualifying for this tournament, travelling to Sweden and reaching the final.The fact the final is against old rivals Germany adds to the pressure, with Pearce willing to settle for nothing less than victory.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Pearce's Order!!!
Stuart Pearce has urged his England Under-21s to create history when they face Germany in the European Championship final.Germany will be wearing red at Swedbank Stadion despite being the "home" team, so there will be no flashbacks to England's finest hour when they wore their away strip for the 1966 World Cup final against their traditional rivals.In any case, Pearce wants his youngsters to forget about past encounters against Germany.Pearce has also told his players that heroic failure counts for nothing.Pearce has been part of several near-misses - losing as a player in semi-finals against Germany on penalties at Italia 90 and Euro 96 - and he is not satisfied by qualifying for this tournament, travelling to Sweden and reaching the final.The fact the final is against old rivals Germany adds to the pressure, with Pearce willing to settle for nothing less than victory.
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