He's wet behind the ears - England boss on quarter-final opponent

Published on: 27 July 2017

Mark Sampson's England are bidding to win a first major tournament

England boss Mark Sampson says France coach Olivier Echouafni is "wet behind the ears when it comes to tournament football" as the teams prepare to meet in the last eight of Women's Euro 2017.

The Lionesses won all three of their Group D fixtures, progressing with Thursday's 2-1 victory over Portugal.

After Echouafni said England would "not want to play France", Sampson said his counterpart's record did not match his.

"He's played three won one, I've played 11 won nine," said the Welshman.

"He's wet behind the ears when it comes to tournament football. He'll learn who to talk about and not to.

"It'll be a good game and we respect a very good French team. We are looking forward to it.

"We are an experienced team and I'm an experienced manager. The game is not played in this [press] room, lucky for them."

Sampson was appointed England head coach in 2013.

He has led the Lionesses to eight wins from 10 major tournament matches so far, including a third-place finish at the 2015 World Cup.

More to follow.

Source: bbc.com/sport/football

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