To see the current crop of England Under-19s is to see a group that has all the potential to break the very mould that England seem to be stuck in.
That mould is running roughshod over their European rivals at youth level before hitting a development wall when it comes to carrying that over into the Premier League.
'We are quite clearly bringing the best players through,' former England striker Michael Owen, who remains the youngest player to have scored for the England national team, scoring on his debut at the age of 18 years and 59 days, said recently.