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Lennon Saviour of E · 16-05-2007, 05:10 PM

Looks like England u19s are done for now!

Eastick remains upbeat
By Stuart Mawhinney. Wednesday, 16 May 2007.

England
0-2
Russia
UEFA European U19 Championship
Elite Qualifying Round
15 May 2007, England
Bescot Stadium, Walsall FC

Brian Eastick is confident that his players can pick themselves up for the next test on Thursday evening, following the disappointing defeat to Russia in their opening qualifier.

With Holland next up for the U19s at the Ricoh Arena it doesn't get any easier, but Eastick is confident that the Young Lions will come out fighting in their bid to qualify for the European U19 Championship.

Despite losing 2-0 thanks to strikes from Pavel Mamaev and Artem Dzyuba, Eastick was pleased with the majority of the football player - but feels that the importance of taking opportunities must be felt by the players.

"I thought we actually played some very good football, but when you get to international football you're not going to create lots of chances every time. Tonight I thought we made four or five very good chances and we didn't take them.

"We can go away and say we were unlucky, but it wasn't really bad luck; it was bad play. You have to convert a reasonable percentage of those chances - particularly at international level.

"Of course we made some very poor errors at the back, but we live to fight another day. Had this been a knock out competition we would have been out, and it's quite clear what we have to do now, we have to beat Holland.

"All credit to the players, they worked very hard and the Russians made it difficult for us at times. As I said though, I was pleased with the football, the quality was superb at times. But you must take your chances."

Teams:

England: 1 Jamie Annerson (Sheffield United), 2 Elliot Omozusi (Fulham), 3 Scott Golbourne (Reading), 4 Fabrice Muamba (Birmingham City) (c), 5 Jack Hobbs (Liverpool), 6 Michael Mancienne (Chelsea), 7 Sam Hewson (Manchester United) (15 Chris Martin (Norwich Town) 64), 8 Michael Johnson (Manchester City), 9 Danny Haynes (Ipswich Town), 10 Hogan Ephraim (West Ham United), 11 Adam Hammill (Dunfermline on loan) (17 Rossi Jarvis (Norwich City) 81)

Subs Not Used: 12 Ben Turner (Coventry City), 13 Frank Fielding (Blackburn Rovers), 14 Stephen Darby (Liverpool), 16 Craig Lindfield (Liverpool), 18 Jack Cork (Chelsea)

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Lennon Saviour of E TS Member Lennon Saviour of E is Offline Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 814 vCash: 500 Rep: Rep Points: 405	Looks like England u19s are done for now! Eastick remains upbeat By Stuart Mawhinney. Wednesday, 16 May 2007. England 0-2 Russia UEFA European U19 Championship Elite Qualifying Round 15 May 2007, England Bescot Stadium, Walsall FC Brian Eastick is confident that his players can pick themselves up for the next test on Thursday evening, following the disappointing defeat to Russia in their opening qualifier. With Holland next up for the U19s at the Ricoh Arena it doesn't get any easier, but Eastick is confident that the Young Lions will come out fighting in their bid to qualify for the European U19 Championship. Despite losing 2-0 thanks to strikes from Pavel Mamaev and Artem Dzyuba, Eastick was pleased with the majority of the football player - but feels that the importance of taking opportunities must be felt by the players. "I thought we actually played some very good football, but when you get to international football you're not going to create lots of chances every time. Tonight I thought we made four or five very good chances and we didn't take them. "We can go away and say we were unlucky, but it wasn't really bad luck; it was bad play. You have to convert a reasonable percentage of those chances - particularly at international level. "Of course we made some very poor errors at the back, but we live to fight another day. Had this been a knock out competition we would have been out, and it's quite clear what we have to do now, we have to beat Holland. "All credit to the players, they worked very hard and the Russians made it difficult for us at times. As I said though, I was pleased with the football, the quality was superb at times. But you must take your chances." Teams: England: 1 Jamie Annerson (Sheffield United), 2 Elliot Omozusi (Fulham), 3 Scott Golbourne (Reading), 4 Fabrice Muamba (Birmingham City) (c), 5 Jack Hobbs (Liverpool), 6 Michael Mancienne (Chelsea), 7 Sam Hewson (Manchester United) (15 Chris Martin (Norwich Town) 64), 8 Michael Johnson (Manchester City), 9 Danny Haynes (Ipswich Town), 10 Hogan Ephraim (West Ham United), 11 Adam Hammill (Dunfermline on loan) (17 Rossi Jarvis (Norwich City) 81) Subs Not Used: 12 Ben Turner (Coventry City), 13 Frank Fielding (Blackburn Rovers), 14 Stephen Darby (Liverpool), 16 Craig Lindfield (Liverpool), 18 Jack Cork (Chelsea)