JACK RODWELL admits England are up against it in their opening European Championship match – as Everton target Miroslav Klose is officially made available.
Rodwell is part of the national under-21 squad preparing for Sunday’s Group B opener against tournament favourites Spain and says the fixture will be far tougher than last weekend’s warm up win against Norway.
Strong performances from Rodwell in Denmark over the next few weeks will do nothing to dampen the speculation that Everton are willing to cash in on the 20-year-old this summer.
“It’ll be a massive step up, no disrespect to Norway,” said Rodwell.
“Spain have qualified and have a really good squad.
“We’re going to have to step up our game against them.
“Personally I’m not too bad at all (for being fresh after the end of the season). I’ve not played too much this season so it’s good for me to get match fitness if anything.
“We’ve had a good training camp and we look fresh and feel fresh.”
