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Dominic Calvert-Lewin: 'There is more to come from England's attackers'

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The Three Lions scored two goals in three games during the group stage.
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Dominic Calvert-Lewin says there is a lot more to come from England's attack and is convinced scoreless skipper Harry Kane's "undeniable quality" will come to the fore at Euro 2020.

The Three Lions set-up Tuesday's mouthwatering last-16 tie against Germany at Wembley by topping Group D without getting out of third gear.

England's miserly defence did not concede during an unbeaten pool stage in which Raheem Sterling's efforts against Croatia and the Czech Republic represented their only goals.

Gareth Southgate and his coaching staff have been focused in recent days on unlocking the potential of exciting attacking options that Calvert-Lewin is sure will come good.

England have been frustrated in front of goal at Euro 2020 (Nick Potts/PA)

"I think from a creative perspective there's a lot more to come from us," the 2017 Under-20 World Cup-winning frontman said.

"I think first and foremost in tournament football it's important that you don't concede goals because more often than not the margins are quite small so I think that keeping a clean sheet is very important.

"But then obviously two 1-0s, you still get the three points but we'd like to be a bit more creative and create more opportunities.

"I think it's just important that we continue to build on what we've been doing and what we've been doing in training and what we've been working on.

"It's important that we stick to our identity and play our game and not kind of cater for anything else."

Dominic Calvert-Lewin is back-up to Harry Kane with England (Ian Walton/PA)

Calvert-Lewin, as expected, has been playing second fiddle to skipper Kane during the tournament.

The 27-year-old is subject of rife speculation about his Tottenham future right now and the 2018 World Cup Golden Boot winner has yet to find the net this summer.

Asked if he saw last season's Premier League top scorer and assist maker coming good at the Euros, Calvert-Lewin said: "Of course.

"You know he's got undeniable quality and I think he leads the line (well), he's the captain, so he's probably the first person people look at to kind of criticise.

"But, for me, he's done it consistently for a few seasons now so I've got no doubt that he'll perform on the big stage."

Among those defeats came 25 years ago, when Germany broke English hearts at Wembley by winning the Euro 96 semi-final penalty shootout.

Current Three Lions boss Southgate missed the crucial spot-kick but has the chance to exact some revenge and continue his impressive work as England manager.

Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham has spoken ahead of that match about the governing body's desire to extend the 50-year-old's contract beyond the end of the 2022 World Cup.

"I think he's had a massive impact," Calvert-Lewin said of Southgate's work as manager. "I think he's modernised the way that England play.

"He's incorporated (young players) – you look at the age range that's in the team now, there's a young players but also experienced at the same time.

Gareth Southgate has been in charge of England since 2016 (Nick Potts/PA)

"I think that the style that we play now is much more modern and he kind of encourages us to play with freedom.

"My instructions when I first came into the England set-up was continue doing what I've been doing for my club here, and that's all you really need to take confidence from that."

But while Calvert-Lewin was forthcoming about his international manager, the Everton striker gave little away when asked about reports that Rafael Benitez will be succeeding Carlo Ancelotti at Goodison Park.

"In all honesty, I don't know," he said. "We don't know who the manager is yet, do we?

"So for me I haven't really been concentrating too much on that, not letting it take my attention away from playing for my country and being ready for the game on Tuesday."

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