England U19 coach Noel Blake says his players will benefit from the Euros this month.

Blake believes his squad can only benefit from taking part in the competition when the age group will look to emulate their success at the under-17s tournament two years ago.

He said: "You look at someone like (Manchester United striker) Danny Welbeck - he played at international tournaments from aged 16 all the way through, there is now just the World Cup finals for him to go with the seniors.

"That is what the system is there for, to help these boys get the international experience.

"The current great Spanish side, virtually all them will have played international tournament football time after time as an age group and they have evolved, so there has to be something in that."