Pearce confident England U21s won't freeze

England U21 boss Stuart Pearce is confident his team won't freeze against hosts Holland in tonight's European Championships semifinal.

Pearce is no stranger to misery at the final hurdle, he got to the last four twice as a player at major tournaments and lost on penalties both times, part of a series of near misses for England since 1966.
An English problem, according to Pearce, is a culture of failure and satisfaction at reaching the latter stages but he believes his youngsters can make the jump.
They are unbeaten for the last 12 games going into the clash in Heerenveen against the holders and hosts.
Pearce said: "Winning things is paramount to people. Once you have that winning mentality, it's infectious and people want more."
Pearce added: "Maybe we just haven't been good enough. Maybe mentally we need to be that much stronger. Maybe the mentality of the British press corps - are you just happy to get to the semi-finals?
"If I was sat with a group of Australian journalists would they ask that question?"