Dan Ashworth believes having new England manager Sam Allardyce based at St. George’s Park can only help the production line of young players and coaches.
The new Three Lions boss reported to the national football centre for his first day in the job on Monday, where he met FA staff and the media.
And FA technical director Ashworth says the former Blackpool, Notts County, Bolton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers, West Ham and Sunderland chief can channel all of his experience into helping the various squads often in-situ at St. George’s Park.
Ashworth and FA CEO Martin Glenn flank Allardyce on his first day at St. George's
"One of the things we did three or four years ago when we built St. George’s Park was enable us to have a training ground and a base here, much like a club would do," explained Ashworth.
"We have 24 England teams from the U15s upwards, so what is really important is for the senior manager to work with the development coaches and have a look at the pipeline of players we have coming through the system.
"We feel we have some really good squads of players – we had the youngest squad at the Euros.
"We’ve had success with the U21s, U19s and U17s over the last couple of years, particularly in the last few seasons.
"We’ve got some good coaches in the pipeline too and Sam will be able to work with them on a hands-on basis, just like he would do with a club."
Allardyce will pick his first Three Lions squad in late August ahead of the opening World Cup Qualifier with Slovakia on 4 September.
New England boss Sam Allardyce addresses the media on his first day at St. George's Park
