By Rob Draper
Published: 01:45 BST, 2 June 2019 | Updated: 01:45 BST, 2 June 2019
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John Stones has won the treble with Manchester City but it's not enough: the England defender says he now has an addiction to silverware.
And he is determined that his England team-mates get to share the winning habit at the inaugural UEFA Nations League in Portugal next week.
England battled through a qualifying group with World Cup finalists Croatia and Euro 2012 winners Spain to qualify for their semi-final against Holland next Thursday.
John Stones (right) eyes Nations League glory after treble success at Manchester City
They will play either Switzerland or Portugal in the final if they win and have the opportunity to claim England's first trophy since 1966.
Stone said: 'The chance we've got is so new: a new tournament that we can go and win. There's boys here who have not won or been in any finals and [haven't experienced] what it's like to win something or fight for something so special.
'And I want to give them that hunger of something so special, so addictive. When you lift a trophy and know that you've been the best in whatever competition, it is it's something so special.
'I can't describe it in any other way. It's so addictive. To have that memory in your head. When I think back now of lifting that trophy [the FA Cup] at Wembley up on the balcony, it's something that will never leave your mind. It's so unique when you can't have anyone say they were better than you.'
Stones is determined that his England team-mates get to share the winning habit
Stones says that Spain international David Silva, who won the 2010 World Cup Euro 2008 and 2012, teases him about England's lack of success at international football, so he relishes the prospect of winning a trophy for
