Liverpool's England captain Steven Gerrard says their youngsters can handle the backlash from a dismal World Cup campaign.
Gerrard is convinced about the potential of the current squad.
"It's a difficult one because the World Cup is a level where you don't forget your experiences in two weeks, four weeks or a couple of months," he told the London Evening Standard. "Unfortunately they live with you for a long time.
"The players have to accept that, cope with it, move forward and try to do everything they can in their power to make sure when they are picked for another tournament that their experiences are a lot better than the one we have just experienced.
"I do think the youngsters here have that character. I've already spoken about how talented they are. But what I have seen from the young lads is they all work hard, they all do the right things in and around training, and they want to stay at this level for a long time. That's the optimism I have got now. It will be better in two years because of the standard of players we have here."
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