Grassroots coaching is vital for the future success of the national side, says England coach Gary Neville.

"If we can get more quality, higher quality, a better quantity of coaching in this country, we will produce better footballers - that is a fact," Neville told BBC Radio 5 live. Sport .

And on the subject of grassroots coaches he said: "They are everything."

The Football Association's new 100m national football centre will be officially opened on Tuesday.

The 330-acre St George's site near Burton upon Trent will be a training base for England teams and a centre of excellence dedicated to increasing the number of quality coaches and managers.

The FA is also implementing changes in youth football that include smaller pitches and goals and has created new "youth modules" to aid youngsters' development.

Former Manchester United defender Neville said: "The information passed to six to 14-year-olds is absolutely critical."

The 37-year-old, who joined Roy Hodgson's backroom team in the summer, added: "I was so lucky I was given the right information. I had good coaches, my parents put the right principles into me."

While playing for Manchester United, he won all of the domestic trophies at least once and was part of the Champions League side that beat Bayern Munich in 1999.

Neville won 85 caps for England in his 13-year international career and represented his country at Euro 96, Euro 2000, Euro 2004, World Cup 98 and World Cup 2006.

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