D. Plattas will leave the England youth team © EuroFootball.com

The coach of the England U-21 national team announced that he will leave his post after the Euro-2004 championship. He justified his decision by the team's unsuccessful performance in the European Youth Championship qualifiers.

"We are grateful to him for his hard work in developing young talent. His contributions to the England team when he was still a player should also not be forgotten," said a representative of the English Football Association.

In any case, D. Platt will not be left without work. He will be Sven-Goran Eriksson's assistant at the European championship taking place in Portugal.