Second Round Day 3 - Italy v Spain, England v Iceland
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Metalhead
But that's a debate for another thread.....
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Maybe that's the final Roy was talking about.
Metalhead
But that's a debate for another thread.....
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That's good, you can watch all the best bits.
Gbspurs
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Too much too soon for Alli.
UncleBuck
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He's more interested in getting through 45 minutes....
BuryMeInEngland
Polish that cock lads
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I just saw on YouTube someone uploaded audio of the complete second half. Can't wait to listen to that later this evening...
goughie1966
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Yeah Gary was the twat that tweeted, "England nothing to fear in this competition.....possible winners?"
kendoddsdadsdogsdead
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why can't any of our players actually compose themselves in the final third. Just take a split second longer and pick someone out. Its laughable really.
Metalhead
But that's a debate for another thread.....
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Really, wow, some people will upload anything to get a few hits.
Dr Benson
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I supported England in World Cup 90 in Italy. Since then I haven`t found much pleasure in watching England (with a few exceptions). If we think about the size of your country, your football league, your general physics as average western europeans with also lots of muscular afro-british citizens, your sports fascilities etc., there`s no logical reason why England have a poor team compared to Germany, Italy, France, Holland, Belgium or Spain.
Especially compared to Holland and Belgium it`s a mystery why you don`t achieve more on the pitch with that players and team.
Especially compared to Holland and Belgium it`s a mystery why you don`t achieve more on the pitch with that players and team.
Syn_13
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Many factors really. The league is overly dependent on foreign players (big money TV deals don't help). Combine that with the traditionally archaic attitudes to coaching that have only started getting better in recent years.
Bobbins
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It's not a mystery - it's all to do with the structure of our coaching at local, club and national levels.
There's a reason England has less coaches per player head than pretty much every other successful European team.
spursfan77
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Not his fault really though is it, if the nation is pinning its hopes on a 19 year old who was playing in div 1 a year ago. The fault lies with a whole load more people than him.
Gbspurs
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I don't disagree.
HildoSpur
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It's simply because England do not have the quality of players the media like to think they do - England produce technically inferior players to the majority of European (careful) countries. The reason for this has to be down to the coaching from early ages up and a complete lack of focus on U21's, etc. I honestly think that if you take an average eastern European international player (or virtually any other European region) you will see a technically skilled better player than virtually any England international. Every now and again England produce a player that has decent technical ability but they are surrounded by 9 or 10 others who can barely make a 5 yard pass.
Its true now and it's been true for the past 40 years.
Syn_13
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Yeah, you could see he was unhappy with the question. He said the usual soundbites, but the fact remains, the England team just doesn't ever gel together, nor does it work hard or passionately enough. They just don't concentrate.
