Can England's under-21s champions make seniors just as fearless?
The head coach floated the idea before the tournament, unofficially setting himself a target of surpassing Dave Sexton's achievements from 1982 and 1984, but Carsley is eyeing something more meaningful than a record: an era of domination.
'That's us getting off to a great start,' he said referring to chasing three in a row, after a 3-2 extra-time victory over Germany in the final on Saturday added to their 2023 triumph. 'Spain, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands have done it [dominated]. We have to make sure that we're there or thereabouts. Winning one tournament is great but it's the dominating bit that we want to get better at.'
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