Spurs Vs England

[InOffMeLeftShin]

Talk about seeing what you want to see. :roll:

I just don't see the point in the negativity. If we were half as bad as England then maybe I would, but it is really chalk and cheese.

 

[haxman]

True, but in general we expect too much. Every WC or Euro Championships our media and fans seem to think we will go close, but we never really do. Away from home we've made one semi final in 70+ years. We have no reason to think we are any good, yet we always do. In my life time other than the Germany 5-1 win and Holland 4-1 win, I don't think England have ever played like a truely top side and I must have seen us play over 100 times.

From an outsiders perspective this sums it up perfectly. The weight of expectation that you put on your players and manager means that when the inevitable failure happens there's a major inquest and that expectation turns into dismissals and heads rolling. It's the same after nearly every tournament.