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Blind: Netherlands can learn from England

Netherlands will travel to Wembley to face a rejuvenated England side in an international friendly on Tuesday.

Coach Danny Blind admitted Netherlands has struggled to produce enough good footballers in recent years as he talked up England's development.

Netherlands failed to qualify for Euro 2016 and the pressure is now on the likes of Memphis Depay (22), Riechedly Bazoer (19) and Jetro Willems (21) to lead the new generation to the World Cup in two years' time.

Whether the talented trio will be consistently good enough to get the Dutch to Russia 2018 remains to be seen as a country renowned for its development attempts to rebuild, but Blind is hoping to take a leaf out of England's book.