article_snippet: England have been beaten by Italy at the last two major tournaments but Benitez, who has worked in Serie A for the past two seasons, insists English players are not inferior.
article_snippet: England will be contenders at Euro 2016 because of the level of the players. '
article_snippet: England have very good players – a lot of very good players could play in Serie A.
article_snippet: England were beaten by Italy at the World Cup last summer thanks to a Mario Balotelli header .
article_snippet: England were also knocked out of Euro 2012 by the Italians on penalties . '
article_snippet: But I don't see England or the English players worse than the English players technically. '
article_snippet: Physically and technically the English players are at the same level.