European Championship U21 - Pearce: Guts will win the game

Eurosport - Sun, 28 Jun 09:32:00 2009

England Under-21 coach Stuart Pearce is relishing his first international final and has urged his youngsters to show "guts" against old adversaries Germany in Monday's climactic match.

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After beating hosts Sweden on penalties, Pearce's side will be European champions if they beat their traditional rivals in Malmo.

Pearce has history against the Germans, losing to them on penalties at the 1990 World Cup and 1996 European Championships as a player, so knows what will be needed for victory.

"The team who has the most guts, takes their chances when they come and maybe have enough fit players will win the game," Pearce said. "It's a fantastic final.

He added: "It's the furthest I've been in international football as a player or a manager so it's a step in the right direction. We need to win one more match and one team stands in our way.

"We have to play better than against Sweden but also have to show the same character as they do time and again."

Pearce barely celebrated on Friday evening in Gothenburg when Guillermo Molins hit the post and England won the shoot-out.

It is the type of reaction he saw from two German players 19 years ago in Turin while he and Peter Shilton were taking a routine drugs test. Pearce had missed a spot-kick as England crashed out but there was no celebration or gloating from his opponents.

"I feel there is one more match in this tournament," Pearce said. "Then maybe I'll let my hair down a touch. We've come to win it. It was a semi-final, that's all it was.

"When the penalty hit the post everything else was irrelevant and only Monday was important."

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    Marnio from Peru... you @#$%!!! How can you say England­ is like a third world country? I visited Peru last year­ whilest travelling South America and then Asia... Peru­ is not like a third world country... It is a third­ world country. The only good thing to come out of Peru­ is Paddington Bear. PS, What have Peru ever won or­ achieved other than maybe the award for being the most­ boring country in the world!!! Gold medal winners­ there!!

    From andy.garbutt, on Sun 28 Jun 2:17PM
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    come on Germany, beat the english 2-0 then chase them­ back to dunkirk, cant believe they still think they won­ the war, HEEEELLLLOOOOOOO.

    From inverkenny, on Sun 28 Jun 10:48AM

  3. in all my life i have never seen the good england­ tfootball team.
    i have seen the average england­ football team and the miss poor england team. the­ england invent the football, so why they so rubbish at­ it??!! when england ever win anything apart from 1966?­ my grandad tell me back then england were a good side­ but now they the comedians of the football world.
    and­ why england now the poor country full of the crime and­ drugs? it have a population of many empty­ heads.
    england now like the third world country, i feel­ very sorry for the people who live there.
    many of the­ decent england people leave the sinking ship and who­ can the blame them. it very bad place.
    i hope the final­ the good game.

    From marnio from peru, on Sun 28 Jun 9:08AM

  4. three lions on my chest, st George in my heart, and­­ nothing but English pride running through my veins, we­­ can do it.......we have the heart and the courage we­­ have determination, come ENGLAND bring it home and­ show­ the seniors how its done.......are you watching­­ Fabio?????????

    German football is dead and gone..its­ had its day........remember when we came to Munich in­ beat the hell out of you in your own back yard­ 5-1......remember 66, remember 1940 when we beat the­ @#$% out of the Luftwaffe, remember when we beat you in­ 1918..... if it was not for us Napoleon would have­ taken you capital, remember Blenheim and what good­ family and name came from that­ day......CHURCHILL......... we are becoming the­ dominant force in European football and come 2010 in­ south Africa we will have more than our pound of flesh­ from you....... bring it home England, bring it­ HOME..........

    From yorkie, on Sun 28 Jun 8:21AM

  5. Alle Sie dreckigen kleinen deutschen Fotzen können sich­ verpissen, den Sie wissen, dass ich bin Ihr Vater. ja­ ich Ihre ganzen Mütter im Arsch gebumst habe, und Sie­ sind der Stoff sie crapped aus nachdem ich Sperma in­ ihr.

    From Baby K, on Sun 28 Jun 7:39AM

  6. we kicked your german @#$% in war and we do it in­ football as well

    From Baby K, on Sun 28 Jun 7:33AM

  7. btw Nicole you little C0(K Sl4g u are a woman so your­ comment is invalid good bye you have been most helpfull­ in humiliating your pathetic little country =]

    From Baby K, on Sun 28 Jun 7:27AM

  8. well that's good coz Germans are f,king pu5sys

    From Baby K, on Sun 28 Jun 7:25AM
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    hello my footy nuts, it marnio here from peru.
    i like­ watching european football, it best in the world.
    i­ like the german team, they very successful team in­ international football. they win many world cup and­ many european championship. they been in the more world­ cup final games than any other team. they very good­ football pedigree.
    england team are like the team of­ comedians. when ever they reach a major finals they­ become like the team of clowns. it like they the­ headless chickens, they come out for the start of the­ game and then they do their own thing like their brains­ not working properly. none of them have the faintest­ idea what his team mate is the doing, it like they­ never met each other before. they are the team of the­ mongrels. i like to watch them though because they make­ me laugh so much especially when they lose and the uk­ press then want to shoot them all.

    From marnio from peru, on Sun 28 Jun 6:52AM

  10. ENGLAND WILL WIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From richtrb, on Sun 28 Jun 6:13AM

  11. all germany fans are secretly fearing england. we have­ the will, and the means to take you down. our players­ play in the strongest and toughest league in the world.­

    we don't have many germany players over here­ because they don't have the stamina and the spirit­ to survive.our team is blessed with winners and­ fighters, on the pitch. and we will prevail.

    step­ forward ENGLAND U21'S, your destiny awaits­ you.

    And germany will be put to the sword.

    From DAVE, on Sun 28 Jun 5:49AM

  12. Good luck old chaps, let us be winners at last!

    From Bob, the plastic Jock, on Sun 28 Jun 5:47AM
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    What a load of twaddle. Guts ? Nothing the average­ English person knows or could even spell. Roll on­ Monday to complete our tour. We'll beat those funny­ little island monkeys also known as tommys. Good bye­ England. Get a life and stop attending these tornaments­ just to make up numbers. Find a better hobby. Football­ is for the Germans - always has been. Football came­ home in 2006 and we'll add another triumph on­ Monday.

    From Nicole, on Sun 28 Jun 5:12AM
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    f cuk england dogs...

    From danelo37, on Sun 28 Jun 5:11AM
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    Come on Germany come on Ozil, Beck, Neuer, you can do­ it man :-). Just believe that you can do it

    From Dony, on Sun 28 Jun 5:07AM

  16. OM WETCHAN CASUALTAY. ATS NAT AS GUD AS AT USED TAY BE­ THOT PROGROME. NAYWAN DIES AN AT ONYMAR.

    From Donney, on Sun 28 Jun 4:21AM

  17. its a done thing.. we will win

    From mike, on Sun 28 Jun 3:35AM

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    From ryanathompson10, on Sun 28 Jun 3:24AM
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    YOUVE BEN HAT BAY, YOUVE BEN HAT BAY........... A­ MOSSAVE HURT ETTECK.

    From Donney, on Sun 28 Jun 3:19AM
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    A GAV YEE THA THAMBS OPP JEEMS A LEEKED THON WAN ABOOT­ THA SMOOTH CRAMINOL. VARAY FANNAY.

    From Donney, on Sun 28 Jun 3:18AM
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