Hotchilidog
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- Jan 24, 2009
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Nice to see that the good old-fashioned knee-jerk reaction is still alive and well on this thread. Truth is this was not a disastrous tournament at all. It was disappointing no doubt, but England did not disgrace themselves in my view. In 2010 we were an utter shambles, too much reliance on a discredited old guard content to rest on their ill-gotten reputations. This time we finished the group stage with a team half of which is under the age of 25 and lacking in champions league experience. They did ok, Sturridge and Rooney yet again spurned good chances to win the game, but for a yard here or there we would have had three points. Against Italy and Uruguay we were not outplayed but were just let down by momentary lapses of concentration and a lack of a clinical finish in front of goal.
This team is inexperienced and is only just starting out on it's road to recovery. The rebuilding process will take time. We have some promising talent going forward but it will need TIME to develop, and we simply do not have any depth in defence. A lot of work is required to get England back up to speed, and people are just going to have to be patient.
I'm just glad that after the last two tournaments of utter shite and obnoxious players I'm finally left with an England team I feel good about supporting, even if it isn't a particularly good one. I am glad that Hodgson has taken the bold step of blooding the new generation of players, it's something most fans have been crying out for for ages. Sadly this means initially we may not get the results we want, but hey-ho that's football. Time to enjoy the rest of the tournament, Viva Chile, Vamos Colombia, and Viva Mexico let the flair-o-nauts entertain us.
This team is inexperienced and is only just starting out on it's road to recovery. The rebuilding process will take time. We have some promising talent going forward but it will need TIME to develop, and we simply do not have any depth in defence. A lot of work is required to get England back up to speed, and people are just going to have to be patient.
I'm just glad that after the last two tournaments of utter shite and obnoxious players I'm finally left with an England team I feel good about supporting, even if it isn't a particularly good one. I am glad that Hodgson has taken the bold step of blooding the new generation of players, it's something most fans have been crying out for for ages. Sadly this means initially we may not get the results we want, but hey-ho that's football. Time to enjoy the rest of the tournament, Viva Chile, Vamos Colombia, and Viva Mexico let the flair-o-nauts entertain us.