Some absolutely brilliant England mails continuing to fly into the Mailbox. We thought you we would give you a bonus selection ahead of Argentina vs Croatia.
A sensible letter on England and what they should expect
I’m an American living in the UK, and the same thing could be applied to the current U.S. team reaching the quarterfinals. They are roughly in the top 10-15 teams in the world. Fans expecting something more than a round of 16 exit are both realistic and not realistic . It could end up like Morocco, but it hasn’t for any of the other teams in 10-15 sector.
Brazil had a great squad but they’re out. You can’t build a team to win a cup,you can only prepare and hope it goes well.Reading the mails and articles today, I found myself thinking England must surely be one of the best teams in the world. And then I thought clearly for a few minutes and came to the following conclusion. England are the U.S. with a striker. You are not on par with France or even Brazil or Croatia.
Your number six might be great, but we simply won’t know until he plays in the biggest games on one of the biggest teams. The only potentially elite member of your spine is your striker, but to a lesser extent you just think he needs that small step up to the truly elite teams to improve himself for games exactly like Saturday. The U.S. has a second-rate defense, a potentially great number six, and no elite striker.
Of the 98 squad, for example, Seaman, Campbell, Ince, Adams, Beckham, Shearer, Sheringham, McManaman, Scholes, Owen and Les Ferdinand would all probably have replaced people in the current squad were they available for selection. In fact Ian Wright and Robbie Fowler didn’t even make the squad and are both comfortably better than any second striker available now.
So before you scream Gareth Southgate bad, think of English football and if it can stand up to the quality, style and flair that we’ve seen in past glorious teams like Brazil in the 70s. Yes, you could say England played better in losing to France than they did in losing to Croatia and Italy. I suppose they did, to the extent that they didn’t cower in the corner like scared children, waiting to get beaten but the end result was still the same. No killer instinct, no winning mentality, everyone being everyone’s mate all the time . Going out a round earlier than the last WC and two rounds earlier than the last Euros constitutes “progress” .
Belgique Dernières Nouvelles, Belgique Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Ferdinand explains how England boss Southgate 'let us down' at the World CupRio Ferdinand says England boss Gareth Southgate 'let us down' with his substitutions during the World Cup after England lost 2-1 to France on Saturday.
Lire la suite »
Firm left with 18,000 England 'World Cup winners' T-shirts after gamble backfiresKarl Baxter thought he was onto a winner when he printed the shirts ahead of the World Cup quarter-finals, but his gamble didn't pay off, with Gareth Southgate's side being sent home after losing 2-1 to France.
Lire la suite »
Dave the Cat heading home from World Cup with Kyle Walker, John Stones and England squadFootball may not be coming home, but Dave the cat most certainly is.
Lire la suite »
Maguire among the players England and Southgate must start to phase out after World Cup heartbreakEngland have no players that need to be abandoned imminently, but some – Harry Maguire – should be moved gradually out of the picture en route to the Euros...
Lire la suite »
World Cup was always a stretch for overrated England squad; don't blame Southgate for 'failure'It’s time to sit down and realise what you are expecting from this group of England players, says jbsoutar. As a Scot, he is baffled by the Gareth Southgate 'inquest'. This is not a world-class squad.
Lire la suite »
Ben White pictured at Arsenal training after leaving England World Cup camp earlyBen White has returned to training with Arsenal after leaving the England World Cup 2022 camp early. The Gunners star had gone back home to London on November 30 due to ‘personal reasons&821…
Lire la suite »