His England Under-18s side suffered a cruel defeat in the dying seconds in Moscow on Wednesday as they went down 2-1 to Russia, only the second reverse his youngsters have tasted this season.
Dewsnip has taken his side to Poland and Italy in addition to this trip over the campaign, and he feels it has been hugely beneficial for his players.
Russia 2-1 England
International U18 Match
Wednesday 10 June 2015
Arena Khimki, Moscow
"I know through Gareth Southgate and Dan Ashworth’s support, it was important to arrange a regular opportunity to play for England with a strong U18s programme," Dewsnip told TheFA.com.
"We knew we had a talented group who had won the Euros and we wanted to continue that experience for them.
"Going to places like Russia, Italy and Poland and playing every international break has been invaluable for their international experience going forward."
This trip east has allowed Dewsnip to take a look at two new players, Newcastle United midfielder Daniel Barlaser and Leicester City’s Elliott Moore, and the head coach is delighted with how they have performed – and believes they have given U19s boss Sean O’Driscoll something to think about for the new season.
"That’s the wonderful thing, being able to go around all the club games and seeing players develop at different rates. Both Elliott and Dan have earned the right for this opportunity and they have taken it," he explained.
"I thought both of them over the whole event have done really well and the fact that Sean is here to see that is a real plus for them for next season.
"Some of the boys who are not here, for a variety of different reasons, Sean won’t have the same view on them as he has not seen them playing for England. The pair of them might have just got a head start on some of the others."
And reflecting on Wednesday’s defeat, Dewsnip added: "It was really disappointing for the players. I don’t think we played too well in the first half and we re-organised at half time. I made some suggestions to the players and they took them on board and I thought we did really well after the break.
"The amount of mental and physical effort they put into it to get an equaliser was magnificent. And then, I’m not so sure anyone made an individual mistake, it’s just bad luck that the ball dropped to their lad in the area for him to score – it was really cruel.
"But it’s another fantastic learning experience in a really tough environment and I’m sure every one of the players will have learnt something that will stand them in good stead for their future careers."
