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England U17s head coach Steve Cooper praises self-belief in World Cup win
Posted by Mark Greeff on 29 October 2017 4:50 PM CAT
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England Under-17s head coach spoke of his pride at his team’s victory in the World Cup and said the key to their victory was their self-belief even when they were losing to Spain.
Steve Cooper, whose side eventually won 5-2 in Kolkata, said: “I’m so proud of the performance. Two-nil down, we played our way, we didn’t stop, we stuck to our game plan, we stuck to our style. We’re building for the future and that’s the way to do it.”
Phil Foden, who scored England’s third and fifth goals, said his team-mates’ refusal to panic after conceding twice in the first 31 minutes was what helped them to England’s first victory at this age group. “We knew we were capable of coming back. We had to stay calm and play our own football. We didn’t get off to the best of starts. We got in at half-time and got the team together and we came out firing. And we saw it out in the second half.
