Gareth Southgate's has made a 'brilliant' decision by adding Graeme Jones to his backroom team for the Euros because the Newcastle United assistant is a 'top quality coach'.
That is the view of Jermaine Jenas after the England manager turned to Jones following striker coach Allan Russell's unexpected departure last month.
Southgate and Jones have known each other since they did the Pro Licence together in 2008 and the pair have remained in touch ever since.
Jones has plenty of tournament experience already, having served as Belgium's No 2 at the 2018 World Cup, but this is a particularly special summer for the 51-year-old as he works with his homeland for the first time.
Jones is a proud Englishman and, unsurprisingly, belted out 'God Save the Queen' as he stood arm in arm with Southgate and fellow assistants Steve Holland and Chris Powell on the touchline ahead of England's opening group game against Croatia at Wembley on Sunday.
Raheem Sterling went on to fire England to a 1-0 win as the Three Lions started the Euros with a victory for the first time ever.
Jones' presence on the bench did not go unnoticed and BBC commentator Guy Mowbray noted how the assistant had 'played a big part in Newcastle's rise away from trouble under Steve Bruce' as the Gateshead native passed on instructions to Mason Mount during a break in play late on.
Jenas, who was on co-commentary duty, was heartened to see Jones working with the Three Lions after witnessing the impact the assistant had made at his former club.
"I think it's brilliant from Gareth Southgate's point of view," Jenas said.
"He surrounds himself with top quality coaches, all ideas, and what we see on the pitch today will be a conversation of those ideas and how they see the game panning out.
"To have the best people around you makes sense."
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