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FA slams former England U21 boss Stuart Pearce for criticising players' attitudes

FA Chairman David Bernstein speaks to Stuart Pearce
Image: Stuart Pearce (l): With his former boss David Bernstein

The Football Association has slammed Stuart Pearce for his decision to criticise players' attitudes towards the England Under-21s.

He added: "I think the talent pool in our country isn't very deep, that's my opinion, but the talent we have, we don't use it wisely enough. "Look at Theo Walcott. If you look at all the tournaments he could possibly have played in between 2006 and 2013, it's been two World Cups, one European Championship at senior level, there's been an Olympic Games, there's been three Under 21s he could have played in, an Under 20 World Cup in Colombia and in Egypt as well. "There are eight or nine tournaments, and in all of those tournaments, he's played about five or six matches at all age groups. How can that be right? "It's the same for Jack Wilshere, one of our brightest talents. How much tournament football in main tournaments is the boy going to play?" You can listen to the full interview here by downloading the La Liga Weekly Podcast

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