<\/p>\n
England head coach Steve Cooper insists his team will not get carried away after topping Group F and they are not looking any further than<\/p>\n
their pre-quarterfinal clash against Japan on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s business as usual for us, we need to look back at our game, and rest, recover, prepare to get ready for a strong team Japan. We have two<\/p>\n
days to get our plans together,\u201d<\/p>\n
Cooper said after a 4-0 demolition of Iraq last night. \u201cTo top a tough group is something the players will get a lot of recognition for. Nobody is<\/p>\n
going to get carried away.\u201d<\/p>\n
England topped Group F with three wins from as many games that saw them score an overwhelming 11 goals and concede two. \u201cIt\u2019s step by<\/p>\n
step. We are pleased obviously with qualification, the returns are good with nine points, scoring 11 goals and conceding two that\u2019s very<\/p>\n
pleasing. The first objective was to qualify and get out of the group,\u201d Cooper said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the moment, we are looking no further than Japan. It\u2019s a game we are looking forward to. It\u2019s exciting and congratulations to them for<\/p>\n
qualifying,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The coach said they have \u2018no update\u2019 on the availability of their star forward Jadon Sancho for the last-16 match. Sancho, who is their leading<\/p>\n
scorer with three goals, did not travel with the squad as the Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund released him only after FA\u2019s intervention as<\/p>\n
he was reported to be returning after the group stage.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo lead on Jadon. At the moment he\u2019s here with us recovering from another good game. There\u2019s no news on that front,\u201d Cooper said last night<\/p>\n
of Sancho, who rejected a 30,000 pound a week offer from Manchester City to join Dortmund in a projected 10 million pound deal.<\/p>\n
Cooper said all their players had a chance to play and they are capable of making a difference. \u201cWe managed to get everyone out on the pitch.<\/p>\n
We showed we have 21 players who can start and make a difference in a tournament of this level. It was very important for the development of<\/p>\n
players. They all now have the experience of playing in this wonderful event,\u201d he said about making eight
\nchanges to their line-up last night.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s difficult to pick the team for the next match now. There\u2019s lot of good returns from the tournament so far. We wanted to get every player<\/p>\n
spend substantial amount of time on the pitch and doing that in three games is very pleasing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cooper showered praise on Iraq for advancing to their first pre-quarterfinal in the U-17 World Cup. \u201cThey made a good job playing against Chile<\/p>\n
and Mexico. It was not by luck, they deserved the points and the qualification they had,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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