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By Tom Fordyce
Chief sports author in Miyazaki, Japan
England’s course of 2019 can emulate the personalities of 2003 and lift the World Cup, says defence coach John Mitchell.
England were knocked out at the group stage as hosts having exited from the quarter-finals in New Zealand in 2011.
“We can acquire it, most definitely. That’s the interesting thing,” said Mitchell.
“We will have to remain focused and make sure we don’t get diverted at any stage. We are going to require a little bit of luck and we will have to stay healthy.”
England start their campaign against Tonga at Sapporo following Sunday (11:15 BST) and then meet the USA the next Thursday, before the stiffer evaluations of Argentina and France finish their group fittings.
“Some players might need to measure up. You see that in other World Cups historically – that they ask questions of gamers that likely didn’t expect they were going get as much playing time.,” added Mitchell.
“But it is amazing this championship does in relation to attracting more from players. You need to connect with your mates, you need to trust that your mates, nor fear making a mistake”
If Eddie Jones’ side Group C that they and Wales or Australia could fulfill in the quarter-finals, both of whom beat on them in the group stage.
However, hooker Jamie George is currently taking inspiration in the only Englishman to lift the World Cup.
“I watched a movie the other evening on societal media of Martin Johnson after the 2003 final that people haven’t really seen very much,” George told BBC Radio 5 Live.
“It had been an incredibly dreadful interview. He was speaking about all of the back-room personnel, the players who had got them to this place.
“I simply thought to myself’What an extraordinary leader.’ And then, what an unbelievable position to maintain.
“It’s the juices flowing. It offers you goose-bumps just considering it.
“We are finally in Japan and it’s almost a little bit surreal. But you dream about these matters; you dream about winning World Cups.
“There’s a genuine belief in the squad that we’re able to do it. We’re also aware that it’s going to have a great deal for us to arrive. I am unbelievably confident we are at a place that is brilliant.
“I don’t think many nations in the world can say they have got the depth we’ve got”
New Zealander Mitchell, who helped get the usa through qualification for this championship and coached the All Blacks into the semi-finals at 2003, considers now will be begun by his fees again.
“New Zealand are world champions and they have had some recent form as well,” he explained.
“They will prefer the conditions as well because it will match their style of football – they like to move it about, they’re probably the best catch-pass team at the contest so that I would provide them a wonderful opportunity.
“You’ve then obtained Ireland and Wales that have had really great success over the last few decades. And I would not dismiss the Springboks – that they look very strong.”
New Zealand meet South Africa on Saturday (10:45) in possibly the biggest match of the opening weekend. The two nations have won five World Cups between them since the tournament’s inception in 1987.
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