Lee Carsley issues verdict on 30° conditions for England vs Netherlands Under-21 Euros semi-final showdown | OneFootball

Temperatures are set to exceed 30 degrees Celsius when England U21s kick-off against the Netherlands

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Lee Carsley will not allow the heat to be an excuse as England Under-21s prepare to face the Netherlands in the European Championship semi-finals in Bratislava.

Standing in their way of a final against either France or Germany is a clash with the Dutch at Bratislava's Tehelne Pole stadium on Wednesday, when temperatures are set to exceed 30 degrees Celsius.

"We've not shied away from the heat," Carsley said.

"We've exposed the players to it fully. We're ready for it. We're fully prepared now.

"We've trained at some of the hottest periods of the day, not on purpose but just the way that it's worked out with our training time.

"We've been here long enough now to acclimatise to the heat. We've definitely got hydration strategies in place in terms of what the players need to cool down quickly and hydrate quickly.

"I think our use of the substitutions has been effective in terms of our timings. We've probably gone a little bit earlier than you would in normal circumstances, based on how hot it's been."

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We've trained at some of the hottest periods of the day, not on purpose but just the way that it's worked out with our training time

Lee Carsley

After a nervy 2-2 Group D opener against Finland, the Netherlands have conceded just once in their last three games and reached the last four with a 1-0 win over Portugal.

And Carsley believes they will pose England a similar test to Spain in the last eight.

"The Netherlands are a team that we've been watching now for a while," the Young Lions' boss added.

"They're very attacking, very expansive in the way they play, technically very good.

"I really like the system that they play as well, very similar to the Spanish. We expect a really tough game and we're fully prepared for it."