England captain Steven Gerrard believes the
move into St George's Park means there can be no more excuses for
failure from the national team.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge officially opened the £105million state-of-the-art complex near Burton on Tuesday.
As St George's Park chairman David Sheepshanks outlined, it will be a
decade or more before the fruits of those labours start to be realised.Before that, England's 24 different teams will use it as a base, with Roy Hodgson and his senior squad moving in for the first time ahead of their World Cup qualifier with San Marino at Wembley on Friday.
Gerrard believes any reasons for continued failure are now being removed.
"The place has blown me away. All the lads are buzzing to be here. We're lucky to have facilities like this. It's a long-term plan and hopefully it can bring success to the national teams," he said.
"Now we've got the best stadium in the world and the best
facilities. We're taking away all the excuses the players might use in
the future."
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