The red rose county came close to being knocked out of the competition on more than one occasion – but were on the brink when they trailed Lincoln 2-0 at half-time in their Third Round clash.
But Wild pointed out to his players they had nothing to lose – and that spirit has fired them all the way to the Final.
Suffolk v Lancashire
FA County Youth Cup Final
Saturday 2pm, 26 April
Portman Road, Ipswich
“These lads never know when they’re beaten and they’ve got a real never-say-die attitude,” said Wild.
“There’s a great team spirit and they know each other really well. There’s a bond there and they all want to be involved.
“We were getting battered by Lincoln but we came back, and it was the same in the semi-final where we were 1-0 down after 75 minutes.
“Since we got to the Final it’s not been difficult keeping the lads’ feet on the ground – we’ve been chasing promotion so we have been playing every few days.
“But it’s very exciting to be in the Final. You always think you’d love to get there and when you do you realise just how special it is for the lads. We’ve been taking it one round at a time but we have thought there’s nothing to lose and now we are in the Final.”
Lancashire County FA Under-18s coach Peter Wild
And Wild has revealed a few of the youngsters who could catch the eye in Ipswich.
“Our centre-backs, Wesley Benjamin and Ben Southwell, have been outstanding,” he said.
“Jack Williams has scored a lot of goals from centre-forward as well, and for a game-changer I’d say Cory Bent. He has bundles of pace and changed the semi-final for us.”
But once the Youth Cup Final is over, Wild himself has his heart set on winning the World Cup.
He will not be travelling to Brazil with Roy Hodgson, but instead he will be off to Mexico in November in his role as head coach of the England amputee side.
And Wild reckons it is a tournament his side have an excellent chance of winning.
“I think we have the best squad that we have ever had, and we are going there thinking we can win it – and I don’t say that lightly,” he continued.
“We are very excited about what we can do and I’m really looking forward to it.”
