U21S EURO Glory In England: 2025
Date: 2025 Source: Extract from “BREAKING: England win European U21 Championship again with 3-2 win over Germany”
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This excellent resource records England’s victorious defence of the 2025 European Under-21 Championship, their journey from little expectations and the final swansong for a lot of the core group, and how significant a part manager Lee Carsley played. Then there is the development pathway of young English talent and how they graduate into the first team.
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**England U21S win European Championship: England have won the European Under-21 Championship for the fourth time by beating Germany 2-0 in the final to clinch the title two years after the Germans did the same thing to them. It is, however, their second on the bounce at this level of the European Under-21 Championships. Win v Germany (Final) – England defeated Germany 3-2 in extra-time of the final in what would be a tough challenge given that the 6th game against Germany was ‘Germany’s 21st game unbeaten before this one. It was an incredible comeback from England, having wasted a 2-0 lead, only for Jonathan Row to score on the hour. Star Players/Goal: Jonathon Row (Marseilles, ex Norwich City) The iron goal AET. Harvey Elliot; Notche was the vital goal and was a constant thorn in the opposition’s side throughout. There only only two left [in the squad] who also achieved the two-year-ago title, and the second one.
Amari Hutchinson: Doubled the England lead with the second strike.
Jerel and Tino Livramento: Squad members identified during the week by Ian Foster as two “now ready to go with and kick on into the senior team.” Foster cites Jerel’s prospective move to the Bundesliga and Tino’s constant loan shipping out from Newcastle as evidence that the players are ready.
Alex Scott: Ian Foster singled the right back out as someone “who’s had a fabulous tournament” and “a European Championships winner at U19 level.
LEE CARSLEY: STON: S MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE: Lee Carsley joins the man who’s won the European Under-21 Championships twice with England, for that brings him level with Dave Ston (1982 and 1984). Credits Ian Foster for coaching path, says he believes Carsley has “ticked every single box when it comes to what’s asked of you as a coach in the pathway with England”. Carsley has an “extended contract. Until 2027, to be precise, when the European Under-21 Championships will be held in England.
An End of the Era for Many Players. While not everybody in this squad was exactly a child, as Lee Carsley said, “a lot of these players are not going to be able to play for him any more.” Except James Beedle from tonight’s starting 11 they you go off and play in another 21 tournament. For most of them, this was going to be their last opportunity of winning anything, other than the trophy for their U21 team, and I think the big focus and attention for most will now be senior international football.
Pathway to first-team and international football. The England senior manager, Thomas Tuchel, was here, so he has his eye on next year’s World Cup for the England senior side.
U21S experience is considered an important bridge to senior international football. Or, as the coach Ian Foster puts it: “It just really helps them, when they’re in senior tournaments, that they can look back on this tournament and they know what it’s like to be involved in big knockout games.”
“Valentino Livramento and Jerel are right up there by the senior team by now,” Foster says. “They have depth in English talent,” he says – and points to others like Liam Dap, Jamie Gittens and Carne Chupamika, players who did not make his U21 squad, who could enhance the squad.
Resilient Character: “The ability of the side to ‘dig deep’ in the final after they conceded an equaliser and bounce back from a defeat to Germany in the group stage,” is a testament to the resilience and the characteristics of this young side.” “It was a tough tournament and the team grew throughout it,” Ian Foster said.
What’s next for Lee Carsley? “I suspect there’d be a lot of directors of football up and down the country who’d have been looking at what Lee’s done for the last two or three years and looking at whether he’s the next man in,” says Foster, who believes “it’d be fantastic for English football if Lee got a job in the Premier League.
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“They’ve done it, England are the under21 European champions of 2025”
“Jonathan Row, the former Norwich City forward, wins it in extra time”
“ENGLAND had to go hard here, had to dig so deep in this game after going 2-0 down after 24 minutes. Harveyy elliot was one, and Amari Hutchinson the other.
Lee Kazzy: „ein weitere Europas unter21 titel für Lee Kazzy im gleichzuziehn von dave stons 1982 und 1984“
It’s the end of one era,” Lee Carsley said, as there are lads there who won’t play for me again.
“Harvey Elliot. We’re not, we don’t know what the fuck to do with him but we do know for a fact that at the minute he’s one of only 2 survivors of that title winning side 2 years ago, and they’ve done it again, 2 titles in Europe for Creswell Elliot and Lee Axel Kazy”
Germany 20 up, and unplayed all the way through. They have done it tonight, they have beaten the Germans.”
“It’s a great achievement for Lee and the lads to retain it at U-21 level and for Thomas and his team too,” said Foster.
Ian Foster: “We built throughout the tournament”
Ian Foster: “It’s (Jerel) given guys like Tino (Livermento) and to go now to be ready to to to go on and to kick on now in the senior.”
FOSTER “It’s only James Beedle from the starting 11 tonight that, you know, youth can go on and can do another 21 tournament, so there’s one…they will be looking at senior international football now, is that?”
Ian Foster on U21: “As soon as they come into the senior tournament…you, u know, understand what it’s like to be in such big knockout games”
Ian Foster on Lee Carsley: “Lee can’t do anything else…I imagine there will be a lot of directors of football up and down the country who will now be looking at his work in the next two months and whether he has got the next job lined up.
Vash, Jerel are poised for the senior team Foster “Vash and Jerel are quite close to that senior team now,” Ian Foster.
Ian Foster on the man himself and everything Lee Carsley has achieved: “He’s done everything you’re required to do as a coach on the pathway with England.”