England will handle U21 final pressure – Cresswell

England Under-21s will be able to handle the pressure from Euro 2025 and end 59 years of pain with the support of defender Charlie Cresswell.

After winning the title two years ago, the Toulouse centre-back is pursuing his second European title.

After beating the Netherlands 2-1 in Bratislava, the Young Lions travel to face Germany in the final on Saturday.

Since the 1966 World Cup, the senior side hasn’t won a trophy since, and Cresswell thinks the U21s can handle any final pain.

“We’re winning, yes, but you have to deal with pressure because you play for England,” he said.

“It’s true that you’re playing for your country,” the statement read. How do you individually and collectively deal with that pressure? Everyone has a unique personality.

We must concentrate on ourselves because we have faith in this team and a resilience unlike any other tournament participant. We have faith in ourselves, and I’m confident that we will succeed.

The title-winning squad from two years ago had only one other player, Harvey Elliott.

Former England defender Cresswell, who scored in England’s opening 3-1 victory over the Czech Republic, has fond memories of watching the nation’s national team lose at major tournaments and wants to erase those memories.

“I was a huge part of my childhood, raised in England.” It would be “a big deal” for Cresswell, whose father Richard is a former striker for Leeds United, Preston, and Sheffield United, to go to the local pub and watch the first team with all of his friends, my dad’s friends, and it would be a big deal.

When England goes out, I’m in the pub with my dad’s friends crying in the bar and sat there thinking, “Oh no,” “.

It’s what it’s supposed to be, though. We adore the sport and the nation we are from. That’s how it’s supposed to be.