Declan Rice has promised that England’s youngsters are on a mission to entertain and are ready to carve out a reputation for themselves as winners.
There is a feeling that a thrilling team is ready to break out of Gareth Southgate’s squad and Rice has given insight into the collective ability that the coach has at his disposal by describing it as ‘gobsmacking’.
It was a bold claim but the West Ham midfielder feels the depiction is accurate.
The last time such a buzz was building around an England squad was during Sven Goran Eriksson’s reign, when his squad were tagged ‘the Golden Generation’ but Rice (does not believe Southgate’s group will get caught up in any hype.