Originally posted by Jamesqt
Actually England will be stong contenders for the next 2 world cups! Nobody can deny that on form the likes of Rooney, Gerrard, Lampard and John Terry are some of the best players in the world...if they can play as a team they definitely have to be one of the favourites...but I'll admit that this is where the problem is...they sometimes struggle to play "as Rooney and Rio Ferdinand are wasting their time playing for the best club in the world 🙂
How do we measure success if not by winning?
Comments about struggling to play as a team? Really is that what they say at The Railways because the trains don't run on time?
I don't have the answers but measure business by returns. The Big Clubs are making lots of money. They are competing for your cash.
You'll see Man U shirts all over the world from Asia to here in NZ.. ppl lovem as much as McDonalds. (is that good or bad? I'm not sure on that one)
If you truly believe what you says and the heads of English Football agree, then England is doomed to more mediocre results. You trains will never run on time.
The passion in the streets needs to flow into the game at top level. The countries that consistently reach the finals of the world cup know this. Does England need to give it's team more time together before the tournament? Would their clubs agree to this, should they have a say?
Lets forget the world cup for a moment and just look at Europe.
From 23 games in the European Champs England only won 7. They've never won. If they were paid for winning they'd all be poor.
Only one English player in the top 24 goal averages/tournament.
(England could give citizenship to some of it's foreign players )😕