Netherlands manager Danny Blind impressed with England

Netherlands manager Danny Blind says England produced a "very special" performance to beat Germany on Saturday.

Roy Hodgson's men came from two goals down to record a memorable 3-2 victory over the world champions in Berlin.

Meanwhile, on the same night, the Netherlands lost 3-2 to Didier Deschamps' France in Amsterdam.

England welcome the Dutch to Wembley on Wednesday evening in a friendly match and Blind says he's been impressed with the performances of Hodgson's new-look side, especially that of Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli.

"It's special when you are 2-0 down against Germany and win 2-3 in Germany, that's very special," he said.  

"There was a good spirit, and tactically, they have good pressure with the three up front to disturb the build-up from Germany, and they were successful.

"(Dele Alli) was very special. He's a good player, technical, has a good shot, but he's also aggressive, he will win a lot of tackles, so he's a special player."

Blind believes that England are finally benefitting from the home-grown players quota, implemented by the Premier League at the start of the 2010/11 season.

"(England) have big players with big clubs. They used to have a lot of foreign players at the clubs," he said.

"Now it appears they have more home-based English players in their league so they can build a good national team.

"That is in contrast to us, we are now rebuilding our team with extremely young players," added Blind, whose side failed to qualify for Euro 2016 in France this summer.

"It's a good team with young and promising players. It's more difficult to beat England than it used to be.

"Holland have had good results against England but they appear to play more modern, less predictable football now.

"Maybe a bit more European style (has been) influenced by all the coaches and players in the Premier League."