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Harry Kane is confident that club problems will be missed when the Champions League finalists join Gareth Southgate's team and try to end the drought of trophies in England.
The Three Lions defeated Croatia and stylish Spain in the World Cup semi-finals to take part in the first League of Nations final, where Hollande will be in Guimaraes for the semi-final on Thursday.
The English team sped up their efforts as the club finals take their preparation time, which means that the seven players involved in the Saturday's Champions League final will not be training until Tuesday.
Jordan Henderson won the trophy in Madrid alongside Liverpool teammates Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joe Gomez, while Eric Dier, Danny Rose, Dele Alli and Kane, two defeated players in Tottenham, were at the Wanda Metropolitano.
England manager Southgate has admitted that managing the highs and lows of these players would be a challenge, but skipper Kane said club problems were always set aside when the national team met.
"We have such a link and, even though we are in different clubs, when we come here, everyone focuses on here," said the winner of the Golden Boot World Cup.
"It's not necessary to talk to people about giving up club football.
"Everyone does it naturally and I think that the fact that we played with each other in the clubs and in the youngest English team (means), we are all good friends.
"Whether you're at the Spurs, Manchester City or Liverpool, we've known each other long enough to be friends.
"When you come here, you can not wait to meet and be friends."
According to Press Association Sport, participants in the Champions League final will arrive in St George's Park on Monday night or early Tuesday morning.
Return to @StGeorgesPark as the #NationsLeague Finale edge closer ?#threelions pic.twitter.com/ySVIpUoetU
– England (@England) June 2, 2019
England must meet certain UEFA requirements on Tuesday, when the first training meetings and training sessions involving the 23 players of the club will also take place. Southgate will try to make up for lost time before Thursday's semifinal.
But Kane and his teammates will expect the League of Nations to give the Three Lions the opportunity to win their first major major trophy since the 1966 World Cup.
"It's a new tournament, but it's still a chance to win a trophy under an English jersey, and 1966 was a long time ago," said Kane.
"We will try to make the most of it.
"We all want to win trophies and have the opportunity to share this with the group and the fans, so it's a huge boost.
"The fans are going to be numerous and, hopefully, be part of the story.
"You want to bring that joy to people – as a footballer, that's what you want to be part of.
"I think if we continue to win, it will be another stepping stone to achieving great things in the future.
The season is far from over. Someone for the #NationsLeague finals? ?pic.twitter.com/CkTGe7pHzQ
– England (@England) June 2, 2019
"Winning trophies brings this mindset to do more and more, so it's a chance for us to start early and try to achieve that goal."
Portugal, or the surprise group that Switzerland is waiting for Sunday's final at Estadio do Dragao, should win England's win, even if it is unlikely that the Netherlands will win at Guimaraes on Thursday.
Talents like Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong are complemented by experienced players such as Dutch skipper Virgil van Dijk, for whom Kane made little change to the Champions League final on Saturday.
"It will be difficult," Kane told UEFA before the match of Estadio D. Afonso Henriques. "They were in great shape.
"Obviously, they had a disappointment in the last two years, so they really bounced back.
"They had a tough group in the League of Nations and were probably not expected, which they did.
So proud of @GWijnaldum and @VirgilvDijk on win the @Champions League, you did it all !!!
Let's win them Portugal at the game on Thursday! @OnsOranje ???⚽️ pic.twitter.com/kRZqvaBE7D
– Memphis (@Memphis) June 2, 2019
"Once again, this is a team that seems to be trying to express itself and play good football, attacking.
"We must be ready to take up the challenge. It will be a very, very difficult match.
"But again, every time we watch teams, we look at each other first and see what we can do to beat them."
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