England and Chelsea left-back Ben Chilwell said that missing the World Cup with an injury made him mentally stronger.
The 26-year-old tore his hamstring just before the tournament to rule him out of contention for Gareth Southgate's squad.
"Of course mentally it is very challenging," Chilwell told reporters on suffering his injury so close to the tournament in Qatar. England's wait for a first major tournament win since 1966 goes on after Southgate's men bowed out to France in the quarter-finals in Qatar. Chilwell will be challenging Manchester United's Luke Shaw for a start on the left, while James has stiff competition from Manchester City's Kyle Walker and Kieran Trippier of Newcastle on the right.
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