England Under-21s squad arrive at Euro base in Olomouc

Sunday 14 Jun 2015
Gareth Southgate speaks to his medical staff at the squad's base in Olomouc

The England Under-21s squad arrived at their base for the European Championship Finals on Sunday, as the countdown continues until Thursday's opening match with Portugal.

Following last week's final warm-up game with Belarus in Barnsley, Gareth Southgate's men dispersed home for two days before reconvening ahead of Sunday morning's flight.

The England Under-21s kit-room in Olomouc.

The kit room at the squad's base in Olomouc

And they landed at their hotel in Olomouc to find the facilities all ready to launch their bid for the Euro title and an opportunity to settle in before their first training session in the city on Sunday evening.

With an entire floor of the hotel taken up by the Three Lions group, there is everything required for the players to focus on the job in hand with a medical and exercise centre situated between the kit room and meal room.

Southgate and his staff also have a separate coach's space, close to the squad's meeting room.

Scattered around the rooms on all floors occupied by the group are posters of England's journey to Euros with photo prints of goals, team huddles, key moments and quotes from all involved as a reminder of how they got here. 

Of course, the squad are already familiar with what could be their home for the next two weeks, after staying here for four days in March ahead of their friendly game with Czech Republic in Prague.

One of the motivational posters placed around England

One of the motivational posters in place around the team hotel in Czech Republic

The squad numbers for the competition, which starts on Wednesday with the first Group A fixtures, have also been confirmed and can be seen below. 

1 Jack Butland (Stoke City)
2 Carl Jenkinson (Arsenal) 
3 Luke Garbutt (Everton)
4 Jake Forster-Caskey (Brighton & Hove Albion)
5 John Stones (Everton) 
6 Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough)
7 Alex Pritchard (Tottenham Hotspur)
8 James Ward-Prowse (Southampton)
9 Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) 
10 Tom Carroll (Tottenham Hotspur)
11 Nathan Redmond (Norwich City)
12 Jonathan Bond (Watford)
13 Marcus Bettinelli (Fulham)
14 Nathaniel Chalobah (Chelsea) 
15 Michael Keane (Burnley)
16 Jesse Lingard (Manchester United)
17 Danny Ings (Burnley) 
18 Saido Berahino (West Bromwich Albion)
19 Will Hughes (Derby County)
20 Liam Moore (Leicester City)
21 Calum Chambers (Arsenal)
22 Matt Targett (Southampton)
23 Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) 

By Nicholas Veevers Content Manager - FA Owned Channels in Olomouc