Source: Daily_Mail
Danny Welbeck heeds Stuart Pearce lesson to become Under-21 star for England
ShareStuart Pearce claims a large dose of humiliation helped transform Danny Welbeck into England's main man. [LNB]The Manchester United striker is the only player to have scored so far for the Under-21s in Denmark and will lead the line against the Czech Republic tonight. [LNB]But two years ago he was taken off shortly after coming off the bench in a 1-1 qualifying draw with Greece. [LNB] Back onside: Danny Welbeck has become one of England Under-21's key players[LNB]Pearce said: 'I put him on but, after 20 minutes, he wasn't running around so I substituted him.[LNB] 'When you do that to any player it hurts. I told him that when you enter the pitch for England you have to work harder than he had for those 20 minutes.[LNB] 'Credit to him, he took the lesson from that. He's rolled his sleeves up and his work-rate is sensational.[LNB] 'A lot of the upturn in the Under-21s over the past 15 months or so has been down to him.' Staying put! Pearce lands new England U21s deal and now targets Czech scalp Spain U21 1 England U21 1: Welbeck levels late after low blow from SpaniardAll the latest Manchester United news, features and opinionAll the latest Sunderland news, features and opinion[LNB] [LNB] Explore more:People: Stuart Pearce, Danny Welbeck Places: United Kingdom, Greece, Czech Republic, Denmark
