Lee Carsley expects England's Under 21s to challenge for next year's European Championship title despite losing an increasing number of talents to the senior team.
Captain Marc Guehi is the latest to receive recognition with Gareth Southgate's side and the prospect of Crystal Palace's centre-half dropping back down in future camps is deemed unlikely.
Conor Gallagher and Emile Smith Rowe have also received call-ups recently but Carsley yesterday insisted that the Young Lions have it no harder than any of their major rivals across the continent.
'We've got to provide players for the senior team, which is really important,' Carsley said.