Wednesday 13 July 2016 17:42, UK
Patrick Vieira has accused England of lacking organisation in the way they prepared at Euro 2016.
Vieira won the European Championship and the World Cup with France and was critical of the way players were allowed to play golf between games as he believes it disrupts the tournament mindset.
"To go the European Championships or the World Cup you have to be prepared for that kind of tournament and the best way to prepare is to give experience to those players," he told Soccer AM.
"When you look at the number of young players who went to the championship, they need to know how to conduct themselves.
"When I see players going to play golf between games, I find it quite difficult to understand. When you are in a tournament like that, your only focus is football.
"You play a game and get fit for the next one. You do not have time to play golf in between the two [games] and if you are bored, that is a problem.
"For me, that is a lack of experience and a lack of organisation. Players don't go to the U18, U19, U20 European Championships to have an experience so they know what to expect and how to conduct themselves when they go to [senior] tournaments.
"That is a mentality they have to change. It is not about talent, quality or coaches. It is just about the mindset of the players when the tournament is coming."
The search for a new England manager continues, with Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce and Hull's Steve Bruce understood to be in the running.
But New York City FC head coach Vieira has backed another familiar name to take charge.
"A lot of people would love to have the job, who have experience, because you need that when you are talking about the national job," added Vieira.
"It has to be someone who knows the Premier League, who knows the players really well and who has got experience as well.
"If I had to give you a name, Arsene Wenger would be a good one."
Vieira was speaking to Soccer AM in the USA. You can see interviews with MLS stars when Soccer AM returns for the new season on Saturday August 6 at 10am.
