Aidy Boothroyd faces up to England Under-21 disappointment

England Under-21s boss Aidy Boothroyd vowed to take criticism on the chin ahead of his sides final Euro 2019 match.The Young Lions face Croatia in San Marino on Monday having already been eliminated from Group C.Fridays 4-2 defeat to Romania in Cesena condemned them to an early exit, with Boothroyd who signed a two-year extension in May insisting he would not quit.England Under-21s were stunned by Romania (Nick Potts/PA)He has come in for criticism following his substitutions and selections having dropped Phil Foden on Friday but Boothroyd is prepared for the flak.He said: Im experienced enough to know when its good its great and when its not so good, its not so good. It comes with the territory. When things are going well Ill answer all the questions and the same goes for now.We had what seemed like a couple of hours having a chat about things (with the media) on Saturday and I hope you get to see the real me.When things are going great it doesnt get any better but if you want to get better you have to have a bit of adversity and you have to respond properly to it."Its hard to take, but weve got to learn from this, move forward and finish the tournament strongly."@22Demarai speaking to @SkyFootball after tonights #U21Euro defeat:pic.twitter.com/s6o1BNH2Sy England (@England) June 21, 2019Anyone who thinks its all plain sailing has clearly not been in football very long.Nine players, including Manchester Citys Foden, from the current squad can play in the 2021 qualifying campaign.And Boothroyd wants all of his squad to target a spot in Gareth Southgates senior set-up.Its a positive that the senior team manager is here and the technical director (Les Reed) is here. Thats good for them and its an opportunity so they have to take it, he said.Every time they put on an England shirt they should think about the long term and playing for the seniors.Tammy Abraham is set to play his final game for England Under-21s (Nick Potts/PA)But Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham will sign off his under-21 career on Monday.He will start after coming off the bench to score in Fridays Romania defeat and is eager to finish on a high.He added: Its been good for me on a personal level but its the last time, my last under-21 game, and Id like to end on a high, score some goals, play well and show everyone what England are truly made of.Hamza Choudhury remains banned after his red card in the opening 2-1 defeat to France.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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