The World Cup is just around the corner and excitement among England fans is slowly building.

A nation that is used to disappointment always manages to forget the past and become optimistic at a major tournament.

It happens every two years.

This time around, impressive performances in friendlies against Nigeria and Costa Rica have given supporters something to buy into.

It’s easy to get behind Gareth Southgate’s team, which plays with a unity and confidence that has been missing for quite some time.

Led by Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling, this is a young team that will have aspirations of going far.

Yet one concern that always arises is that of boredom.

Carragher's answer to boredom

It’s often wondered how England players can combat the seemingly inevitable boredom that arises at major tournaments.

Jamie Carragher, who played at the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, has the perfect response to these questions by pointing out that there is always something on offer for the players to do.

“I liked what Gareth Southgate said: “Only boring people get bored,” Carragher wrote in his column for the Telegraph.

"England players have been too insular, less capable of performing without home comforts. 

"We stayed in the most luxurious facilities, had a games room the size of a promenade arcade, DVDs, libraries with every football autobiography on the market and 22 team-mates all of similar age to gossip with. 

"Best of all during a World Cup, we had three games a day to watch on TV. 

"One of my lingering memories of being in South Africa in 2010 was watching group games with Fabio Capello, Stuart Pearce and Steven Gerrard. Looking back, it was odd no others joined us.

"I do not know what everyone else was doing. Here was a chance to watch different teams, potential future opponents, but only two players sat with the England manager.

"It is even easier for the modern players to entertain themselves with mobile phones, tablets and Netflix.

"The England team that reached the semi-finals in 1990 had no internet or smart phone. It did not seem to bother them."

A group of 23 players, all around the same age, should be able to occupy themselves during their time away.