Former Fulham man Ian Selley has some words of advice the latest golden generation of English football after they lifted the U20 World Cup in South Korea.

Selley, unfortunately, only made three appearances for the Craven Cottage side after he suffered a broken leg for a second time before moving to Wimbledon in 2000, after which he forged a career in the lower leagues.

He's now a leading coach at Arsenal Soccer School in Dubai and has given some words of wisdom to the England U20 stars who won the World Cup after beating Venezuela 1-0 in the final - a group Steven Sessegnon would've been part of had injury not ruled him out.

Selley was in the last England youth squad to reach the semi-finals of the competition back in 1993, prior to Paul Simpson's side making an even bigger impression.

Selley had this to say: "The game has changed hugely over the last 20 years. I look at when I played and I see lots of changes in players' behaviour on and off the pitch. I'm not knocking the young players of today but many seemed to believe they have made the grade before playing a first team game.

England's Dominic Calvert-Lewin holds the trophy aloft.
England's Dominic Calvert-Lewin holds the trophy aloft.

"The hunger and passion can sometimes leave players when they sign big contracts as an 18-year-old, they seem to want to show they've made it with flash cars, watches etc. I'm not saying I was too different but my passion was to be in the first team. Yes we all love the latest car which we could afford but wasn't my personal motivation, football was always the number one thing in my life and I was always striving to get to the top."

Injury-hit Selley, who played 42 times in the Premier League for the Gunners between 1992 and 1997, added: "My advice would be to stay as grounded as possible, remember what got you the contract in the first place, what got you to enable you to represent England.

"Every player that represents their country has the opportunity to really hit the big time. You are part of a 20-player team that has been hand picked, while millions have the same dream and other talented players haven't.

"Give everything you can as you never know what's around the corner, injuries that can finish you and bad luck.

"Being out of favour with the manager can really affect you and football can be taken away in a second."