against Norway is inspiring the players to perform better when they
take on Switzerland in the opening European Qualifier on Monday.
Roy Hodgson's side laboured to a 1-0 win at Wembley on Wednesday
evening in a display that failed to exorcise the memories of a
disastrous World Cup campaign in Brazil in the summer, Sky Sports
reports.
But Rooney, who scored England's first goal in a 3-1 Euro 2012
qualifying win in Basel four years ago, insists the young squad are
determined to improve and prove their critics wrong.
"There is the determination," he said. "We're a tight-knit group and
we're working hard together to get the best out of each other. We've
got a lot of quality in the team and it's about that quality coming
together.
"It's a nice game to play in. It's probably the most difficult game of
the group and we want to do well and come out of it with a good
result. We are ready.
"We've had a bit more time through the week to prepare for the game
and we're excited. It's going to be a big test but we feel we have the
quality to do well.
"Four years ago was a long time ago - it was a completely different
team and we have to look to the future. There's no point looking back
- it was a good result and good performance four years ago, but we're
focused on this game and that game is irrelevant."
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