Arsenal star Declan Rice believes England have no excuse not to qualify for the Euros this summer, as the Three Lions look to end their 58-year wait for the trophy.
Rice and the rest of Gareth Southgate's Germany squad are preparing for their first game against Serbia on Sunday, which will be followed by matches against Denmark and Slovenia in the remaining group stages.
England arguably have one of the best squads in the competition, boasting the likes of Rice, Phil Foden, Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane, but the question remains whether they can pull it all together.
Rice: There is no excuse not to fall for the Euros
England will be desperate to go one better after losing on penalties to Italy at Wembley in the Euro 2020 final, and that pain will undoubtedly weigh on them.
Rice was part of that side and was part of the Arsenal side that came so close to winning the Premier League title last season.
The 25-year-old believes England have the better team this time around, and there is no excuse not to win the Euros.
“I think the team has more experience, the quality of the team is stronger”, Rice told The Evening Standard.
“The fact that there are many English players who know what it's like to win gives us a good chance.
“We know what we have to do to win, we have no excuses.”
Rice feels that past setbacks such as the final against Italy have made him more determined to succeed.
“Seeing Italy raise the cup in front of us for the last time, that feeling is still in our stomach, we want to get it now,” he added.
Rice will play a big role for England in the middle of the park, but it remains to be seen who will partner him.
Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold is expected to start alongside Rice in the opener, but youngsters Kobbie Mainoo and Adam Wharton have a real chance of playing regularly.
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