St Georges Park chairman David Sheepshanks has insisted that the new England national football centre will enable national sides to be better "mentally and psychologically prepared".
Sheepshanks is convinced that the Football Association's new £105m training complex, which will be opened by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge later today, will bring success to each England national side that uses the facilities.
Sheepshanks told Sky Sports News: "Through sports medicine and sports science, we can concentrate on, how we shave millimetres off so the ball goes in instead of hitting the post.
"How do we prepare players better mentally and psychologically, how do we instil the discipline in players so that they take more personal ownership of their own career development?
"How do we train players to have that extra bit of puff to make that last attacking run that scores the winning goal, or the last-ditch tackle that saves one?
"Penalty shoot-outs will also be part of it. That is part of the psychological and technical preparation, and this is the first time England has ever had its own permanent training home in which to put these things into action across all the teams."
Features of the complex include the senior training pitch being the same size as Wembley Stadium and rooms have been named after former England players and managers.
Darren Plant
