Jones and Henderson went into this month's European Under-21 Championship in Denmark having been the subject of big-money interest from Manchester United and Liverpool respectively. Henderson has completed his move from Sunderland to Anfield and Jones is expecting to seal his switch to Old Trafford, despite reports of a last-minute hitch involving parent club Blackburn. Both players appear to be key men in Pearce's young side at this summer's finals but the head coach was adamant that he would not be afraid to leave either of them out of Sunday's Group B opener in Herning. "It is of no interest to me what they've moved for in the transfer window - I treat them all the same," said Pearce, who insisted every member of his squad should brace themselves for disappointment. "I have to pick a team of 11 - outside of that there will be disappointed people. "The only way we can get over the line is collectively. We can't do it individually, or as a team of 11. We have to do it as a squad. "The boys outside the team will support the ones in it because they know, come Wednesday, they might be in it. "That is tournament football and we have to learn that." Pearce cited Joe Hart as an example of how to respond to disappointment, with the current England senior goalkeeper having been ruled out of the final two years ago through suspension. "Joe Hart played all the qualifiers and the tournament games then got two bookings," he said. "He had to watch two goalkeepers and then be humble enough to do interviews after the game when he's nearly in tears. The focus was the squad, not himself." Pearce insisted even his captain was not safe from the axe, claiming he would rotate the armband if necessary for Wednesday's game with Ukraine and next Sunday's clash with the Czech Republic. Refusing to confirm Michael Mancienne would skipper the side, despite the new Hamburg defender having performed all the captaincy duties in the build-up to the tournament, Pearce said: "We have chopped and changed captains over a two-year period. "It is an irrelevance. The one who captains tomorrow might not be in the team Wednesday." He added: "We will play three nations, all vastly different in their styles of their play, in the group stage. "We have to cope with that and impose our style." Spanish sides are becoming used to imposing their style on opponents at both club and international level, with Barcelona and Spain having enjoyed unprecedented success in the last three years. But Pearce insisted England's age-grade teams had proven they could more than match the Spanish in recent times, with Pearce's own youngsters having beaten them at the last European Championship two years ago. "Last time we came up against them, we beat them 2-0," he said. "I think our under-17s turned them over, our under-19s drew with them. "So our recent record is not bad at varying age groups. "They are an exciting nation at the moment. They have talented players there. "Barcelona are a great team. I enjoy watching them in the Champions League - there is always learning to be had from that. "I don't fear that." England go into the tournament as Europe's number one ranked nation at this level, largely because of their exploits at the last two tournaments under Pearce. Those experiences are crucial, according to the head coach, who said: "We have had penalty shootouts, lost a 3-0 lead, we've lost a keeper in a penalty shootout for a second booking, lost a player in extra-time. "All that is a fantastic learning curve both for me and for the players."
