Sitting in the changing room ahead of the World Cup final in South Korea, England\u2019s Under 20 goalkeeper Freddie Woodman picked up a pen and paper to write himself a note.<\/b>
\nSitting in the changing room ahead of the World Cup final in South Korea, England\u2019s Under 20 goalkeeper Freddie Woodman picked up a pen and paper to write himself a note.
\u2018You can get lost in the emotions of the game and too caught up in it,\u2019 said Woodman, godson of Gareth Southgate. \u2018One of the notes I wrote before the final said, \u201cStay in control\u201d.\u2019
The 20-year-old did. He saved a penalty against Venezuela in the sweltering heat of Suwon. England won 1-0 and were world champions for the first time since 1966.
Woodman, hopeful of breaking through under Rafa Benitez at Newcastle, was shown a photo on social media. It was of the England senior squad gathered around a laptop at their training base in France watching the Under 20s in the final.
Woodman said: \u2018It means so much, to see the guys we\u2019 ve all grown up watching. I see Joe Hart as a role model. I watch him and try to pick things from his game. I got a nice message from Jack Butland congratulating me. I also got one from Tom Heaton.\u2019
England\u2019s Under 20s are a tight bunch. \u2018It\u2019s like going away with your brothers,\u2019 Woodman said. \u2018You get to go away with your brothers and play football. It\u2019s the best thing that can happen to you.
‚We have just spent five weeks together and we have won the World Cup together. We\u2019 re one big happy family. Now I want to go back to Newcastle and impress. I have a right to challenge.\u2019
That is being felt by all the squad… that they deserve to be in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

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