50,000-plus crowd is unheard of in a development tournament, says England U-17 coach
England’s U-17 coach Steve Cooper has been very much impressed by the good turnover at the World Cup games in India and branded it a success for development tournaments. He also urged the players and coaches to be proud of what they have done in creating a world identity at such a platform.
Despite bowing out of the tournament quite early by losing all their group stage games, India will really take pride in organizing a successful FIFA event for the first time ever. It has started garnering applause from all around and England’s U-17 coach Steve Cooper was one such person.
Heaping praise upon India for their success, the coach expressed his awe at the huge turnout that the crowds have shown in games, stating that it was unheard of in a development tournament. He said, "This environment of
"The way the tournament is producing and reproducing crowds is unheard of... I'm sure tomorrow will be another day with a fantastic crowd. It's just a fantastic opportunity for players how a top game looks like,” added Cooper
He was also all praise for the Indian side, who put up a great display despite the results not going their way. “I know the results have not gone their way but they must be very proud of their performances. Congratulations to the coach. He has created a really good identity. They should be very proud of what India
England will face Iraq next, who
The game will feature some of the best talents of the campaign like Mohammed Dawood, Jadon Sancho and Joel Latibeaudiere and the crowd would expect a quality game.
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