p the pitch.Thats part and parcel of being a midfielder, he said

Raheem Sterling has suggested Englands players are in a better frame of mind heading into Euro 2016 than they were at the Brazil World Cup. The Three Lions have won three out of three warm-up games but Sterling cast light into the mindset of the squad by revealing that he missed his family while in South America two years ago.The Manchester City forward insists there are positives to take from Englands preparation wins over Turkey, Australia and Portugal, and getting into the habit of winning is the most important thing. He told Sky Sports News HQ: Weve put ourselves in a good position, mentally as well. Were mentally ready and raring to go.I was young in Brazil - Im still young now - but I learned a lot from it, mainly with the down time. I missed my family a lot but now Im enjoying it more.Theres a real togetherness in the squad, and were not missing home as much so thats got to be a positive. Raheem Sterling was speaking at a Nike event in central London There was definitely some positives we can take from the Portugal game, and stuff we can work on. Its so far, so good. The most important thing is that weve won three games, and if its an ugly win then well take that.Weve shown good stuff at times and done well so far. Theres a few positives to take from our defensive work and well take it onto the training ground and improve for the tournament.Sterling has been used in a variety of positions in the warm-up matches; on the left and right as well as the head of a midfield diamond - and he insists he is willing to play anywhere for his country.Its good to know the manager trusts me in these different positions and Im happy to play in any for my country, he said. Englands kits were handed over to the players at the Nike event in London All I can do is keep training well and doing my best, and showing the manager what I can do. 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Josh Brillante is content to keep plugging away in Sydney FCs midfield - until the next time he gets a crack at goal from distance.Until Saturday night Brillantes professional career read six years, six clubs, about 100 appearances, zero goals.He could hardly have altered that last statistic with more pizzazz at Suncorp Stadium, taking advantage of Brisbanes first-half sloppiness to barrel home a 20-metre strike that proved unstoppable even for man of the match Michael Theo.The expertly taken finish belied Brillantes apparent lack of taste for the back of the net.Yet the Bundaberg-born 23-year-old described it as my type of goal from his ideal shooting range, and the perfect platform on which to build another element of his game.Im quite happy to get the monkey off the back, now hopefully I can pull a few more out of the bag. Brillante told AAP.My position is not a position you really expect to be scoring all the time, but its something I want to add to my game and definitely I think I can do that.Because if youre a midfielder who can score goals its definitely a big positive.Until the net beckons again, hes more than happy to continue making inroads in a vital buut largely unsung role.ddddddddddddrillantes central pairing with Brandon ONeill has added enviable balance to Sydneys squad, their positional discipline and strong distribution helping the team tick all the way up the pitch.Thats part and parcel of being a midfielder, he said.Working away and giving help to the defenders and a bit of support to the attack, he said.Im not too fussed. I just do what I can for the team.While Thomas Kristensens second-half equaliser for the Roar forced runaway A-League leaders Sydney to drop their first points of the season, the Sky Blues display will further boost confidence before hosting winless Adelaide this Saturday.For Brillante, just playing regularly in a successful team has been a revelation following two well-documented turbulent years in Italy with Fiorentina.That was an important thing I wanted to bring back because it was so frustrating that I wasnt playing much - it was hard to enjoy it, he said.At the moment Im enjoying the way were playing and being on the pitch. Thats a huge thing for me. ' ' '