Strongest ever England U21 squad says Boothroyd
Manager Aidy Boothroyd believes the current England U21 squad is the strongest he has ever worked with.
The 47-year-old ex-pro was positive after a 0-0 draw with the Netherlands U21s at Carrow Road on Thursday night that guaranteed the young lions would qualify for Euro 2019 top of their group.
"When I look at the U21 squad, it is probably the strongest one I have ever had, which is good in many ways," said Boothroyd.
"But it also gives you a bit of a problem as they all have a right to say I should be in the team. And that is up to me and the staff to be able to manage that.
"But I am confident we will go and give a good performance and providing we can continue getting better through the year, that will suit me.
"I was quite pleased to turn round and look at the bench and see Dominic Solanke and Tammy Abraham there just to give the two other boys - Dominic [Calvert-Lewin] and James [Maddison] - a breather."
Boothroyd brushed off possible concerns about the number of chances that England missed against the Dutch, saying: "I think we are fine in terms of creating chances, I would not worry too much about that."