Marcus Rashford feels England have the talent, ability and self-belief to succeed at the European Championship this summer.
Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate is currently finalising his 26-man squad for Euro 2020 and will reveal the names on Tuesday.
The 23-year-old believes the current crop has learned from that experience and is better equipped to go all the way this time.
“We’ve got a good chance. The talent and ability in the team is as high as I have seen it,” Rashford told Men’s Health UK.
“A lot of it is down to self-belief. I was speaking to some of the players and I think the only thing that stopped us last time was entering that element of the unknown.
“We hadn’t been that far as a team before and we didn’t know what to expect. I feel like we’ve learned from those experiences, plus we’ve got a few new talented faces in the squad.
“We’re looking at a really good balance and you need balance to win trophies.
“We’re definitely more prepared now. If we go into a semi-final again we will control it much better – 100 per cent. We’ll try and play our football.
“Last time it just turned into ‘attack, attack, attack’ and we stopped doing the basics. I feel like we’ve learned from it and we’re a lot more capable of doing greater things now.”
England kick off their campaign with a World Cup semi-final rematch against Croatia at Wembley on June 13, and Rashford feels home advantage will be crucial.
“It’s a massive, massive advantage,” he added. “To play so many games at our home stadium and hopefully in front of our home fans – that’s just not going to happen again. So everyone is excited and ready.
“The main thing is to get yourself physically prepared because it’s tough – you play so many games during the season and then the tournament comes straight after.
“It’s something I’m so excited for and I believe in what the manager, the staff and the players can do.”
:: Read the full Marcus Rashford and Tom Kerridge interview in the June issue of Men’s Health UK, on sale from May 26 – https://www.menshealth.com/uk/fitness/lifestyle/a36519041/june-mens-health-new-issue/
