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Brooking attacks England U21 heroes

England technical chief Sir Trevor Brooking has attacked England's U21 players after their defeat to Germany in the European Championship final.

He said: "There are positions we need to develop. The creative 'Ozil' role is one.

"Kieran Gibbs coming through is good but we also need full-backs who are better in the attacking half.

"Decision-making is important for any player as well and we haven't produced good decision-makers for the last 10 or 15 years.

"You have got to be able to play right out from the back and Fabio Capello has made that clear with the seniors.

"You have to have 10 really good technical outfielders. Fabio would tell you we play too slow.

"The better sides play it much quicker and they are always trying to hurt the opposition. The step from the Under-21s to the seniors is a massive one."

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