Men's Under 21s
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Aidy ready for Andorra

England U21s boss prepared for Tuesday's hosts to go toe-to-toe with his Young Lions

Tuesday 10 Oct 2017

Aidy Boothroyd believes Andorra could prove a potential banana skin for his Young Lions on Tuesday.

The U21s squad round-off October’s fixtures with a trip to the Pyrenees as they aim to solidify their position at the top of their qualifying group.

Andorra v England
  • UEFA European U21 Championship
  • 5pm, Tuesday 10 October
  • Andorra la Vella
  • Live on YouTube

And even though their hosts are seen as one of the smaller international teams, Boothroyd has watched enough of them to know that they won’t be one of those who are happy to sit and defend.

“We’ve seen them a couple of times remotely,” he said.

“They want to play so it’s one of those games and it’s a massive banana skin.

“If we don’t play well and score loads of goals, people will say we haven’t played very well. It’s one of those things where you worry until you get the result – it’s a difficult one.

“I know some teams have gone there and scored loads of goals, others have struggled.”

The squad travelled to Andorra on Sunday to start acclimatising to the higher altitude, following on from last week’s 3-1 victory over Scotland in Middlesbrough.

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And Boothroyd is glad to have a strong squad at his disposal, with tough competition for places as illustrated in September when he was able to name almost two different line-ups in his two games against Netherlands and Latvia.

“I want to win and nobody picks themselves, it’s that good,” he added.

“It puts me in a really powerful position. It means we can keep them all champing at the bit and all ready and there can’t be any complacency.

“We’re not here to mess around, we’re here to express ourselves and we’re here to play as a team because we know we’ve got a really good team.”

The game is set to be broadcast live on YouTube by the Andorra FA. Click here to watch from 5pm.

By Nicholas Veevers Content Manager - FA Owned Channels