West Ham United legend Sir Trevor Brooking says England can win the Euros - in 2020.
Brooking hopes after the disappointments of dismal summer for the Three Lions at the 2014 World Cup, he will be able to enjoy his retirement by seeing the likes of young English talent such as Arsenal centre-back Calum Chambers, signed from Southampton, Everton duo Ross Barkley and John Stones as well as Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain all develop into senior internationals within a competitive side.
"We have got have a better depth at 16 who will break into the first team, and we are starting to see that, but if you are Roy you want them in five or 10 years time to have a better depth of talent and we will get there now because we have made a lot of progress on the structure and have almost just got to let it happen with the people we have appointed in the restructuring over the past couple of years," Brooking told Press Association Sport.
"For me, it is in safe hands. In 2016, we should qualify, but will we be ready to compete? Let's see who is available and has come through.
"We have just got to be patient and over the next 18 months if an opportunity with Roy and Gareth (Southgate) in the under-21s to work together and really start to build that long-term senior squad which is going to be competitive.
"Twenty-twenty is always the one I have thought about - can we do something with that? Especially if we can get the semi-finals and finals at Wembley, which would be awesome because the group that year, from what I have seen in the 17s to 21s, would be very competitive."
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