Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson is looking forward to leading the England U21s at the European Championships in Israel.
The Young Lions kick off their campaign against Italy in Tel Aviv on Wednesday and Henderson is eager to perform well for his country.
"It is a great honour to captain the country - at any level it is a real privilege," Henderson said.
"The lads have been brilliant getting here over two years, but now it's important we do the job right now and finish it off well.
"This is a huge tournament. You can see over the past few years some of the best players in the world have played in this tournament so it is big.
"Everybody will be excited and definitely, definitely motivated going into the games. Certainly not tired. No problem.
"I am feeling very confident going into the tournament, like I was two years ago. I don't think there is much difference, to be honest.
"I was confident then and I am confident going into it now. "We're professionals at the end of the day and going into a big tournament two years ago I just concentrated and it didn't really affect the way I played or anything like that. It is just the same really."
