Two friendlies in Florence served as a beauty parade for England's top young talents - but the action off the field eclipsed that on it
. At 17, Sam Curtis cannot yet move to England but staying in Ireland has given him more first-team exposure. Following 50 appearances, he could move to one of the big Dutch clubs.Here, the stand-out performer in both games is Italian rather than English. Vincenzo Prisco only turned 15 at the start of August but he plays more minutes than any other boy in squads that include 23 players each.
As the families of players waited for the gates of Coverciano to open, the air was thick with anticipation. Some were familiar with one another because their boys play for the same club One family had travelled two days earlier and were spending a week in Tuscany. The call-up for England had turned into an “unexpected holiday”.’s Theo Julienne, who had four generations of family in Florence, with more than 20 relatives watching him make his international debut in this age group.
An extended family member of another player tells me that going away with England is far more relaxing than club trips, where boys are fighting for contracts and families sometimes see one another as rivals. “It’s more bougie with England,” he says. The parents of Chelsea players, for example, are familiar with those from the other London clubs. The same goes for the Midlands, where there are representatives from Wolves andThere is a sense of camaraderie, but ruthlessness too.
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