“We are trying to get people at home to get behind us; it’s going to be
tough out there. The thought of having support from home and cheering us on
out there is going to be massive. This is going to be the 16th-man syndrome.
“We are going there to win it, I’d be lying if I was saying otherwise but
we need to focus on small steps, first group game against Samoa is on Aug 1,
after that we will start moving forward.”
England reached the final of the last World Cup, when they narrowly lost to
New Zealand in the final at the Twickenham Stoop in 2010.
McLean believes England are poised to go all the way four years later,
however, despite finishing second in the Six Nations this year after an
opening-round defeat by France.
“Preparations have gone really, really well, we are at a good place with
the squad, in terms of our preparation time,” McLean added. “It
started in about January, we played in the Six Nations, and then we have had
two weeks in June and three weeks (together) in July.
“So we have had a phenomenal amount of time together, really built team
morale and made sure we are in a good place physically.
“We have had a good strength and conditioning block, with our new
strength and condition coach, Stuart Pickering. That’s kind of got us in
good physical shape and added those small details.”
Prime Minister David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minster Nick Clegg and Leader of
the Opposition Ed Miliband have also voiced their support.
Article source: http://www.dailystar.co.uk/rugby-league/386541/Jodie-Broughton-has-no-regrets-over-Salford-departure
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