England's problem

[The Flash]

If only England had just a solitary issue.
To paraphrase Jay-Z, 'Woy's got 99 problems, but the pitch ain't one...'

Wap cwitics that say I'm 'Money, Cash, Hoes'
I'm fwom Cwicklewood stupid, what type of facts are those?

Was it wrong of me to read that in a scooby doo voice waaashy?

Whatever floats your boat, mate.

But how on earth did you get through Roy's press conferences if that's how your brain works?

 

[kippaxwarrior]

At Euro 2000 both England and Germany both had shit campaigns. The german fa completely restructured the way the game was played. From grass roots to the national team. 14 yeats later they have world class players and one of the best national teams. The English fa spent £1B on a new football stadium and tried to get as much money as they can out of the tv rights for the premier league. 14 years later England have no world class players and the national team is still as bad as the one in 2000

 

[Anonymous]

It's like the NHS, education, the civil service, etc. You keep being told that root and branch reform needs to happen and still nothing changes. Exactly the same kind of things were said in 1973/1974 when they failed to qualify.

 

[nijinsky's fetlocks]

If only England had just a solitary issue.
To paraphrase Jay-Z, 'Woy's got 99 problems, but the pitch ain't one...'

Wap cwitics that say I'm 'Money, Cash, Hoes'
I'm fwom Cwicklewood stupid, what type of facts are those?

Was it wrong of me to read that in a scooby doo voice waaashy?

I read it in the voice of Chris Eubank.
Who, although clearly madder than a nest of wasps, would probably still make a better England manager than the current incumbent.

 

[Mdr]

Pretty decent analysis here.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/worldcup/clips/1607143/

 

[supercrystal7]

Very disappointing. Was too angry to comment yesterday, but we have so many problems, but the biggest one is that we don't play football like England. We need to stop copying other countries, ignore what they do and play football the English way.

I have seen post moaning about the facilities in this country, because kids have to get changed in a car par. Who cares? Do you think Brazil have won 5 world cups, because they have a changing room? We have better facilities than every other country in the world. We cannot go 2 miles, without finding good green pitches. We have perfect weather to play football all year around and here.

We have big problems with our coaching. Most youngsters are coached poorly and the scouting system is not particularly good either. Too many talented players slip through without ever being seen. Other problems include the drink culture that we have. Most talented players turn to drink around 15/16 and are more focused on going out on the Friday night rather than training.

This England's team just lacked ability. We are just going through a poor generation. We have been spoiled by the golden generation and this team just does not compare. The defence is a shadow of what it was before.

Great we can pass the ball, but that's worthless without anything. Stop using Spain as an example of physically limited players winning things. For some reason Spain had the fittest team in the world. Physical abilities are important as well as technique. We need to merge both.

Hopefully the next Euros will be better, but with our defence we probably won't be a threat to win it.

 

[Cellarite]

what nation hasnt got problems for fuck sake ??

Brazil Bluemoon ''were shite, all we have is neymar - we used to be great to watch but now, were just average, Fred and Jo our strike force , were a laughing stock hosting this world cup when we have such a poor team ''

Spain Bluemoon '' thought we'd turn up and stroll to win another trophy, we've been found out, all this passing shit is too slow and negative, we need to be more direct ''

Uruguay Bluemoon '' ok we won, but its a worry we rely so much on one player, our defense is so poor, completely over run by costa rica, and we was lucky the ref and woodwork helped us against England ''

Portugal Bluemoon '' bunch of overpaid average wankers, all relying on ronaldo and giving him the ball, absolute joke, we need to sort out our grass roots football, we've never even reached a final, something is seriously wrong with our structure ''


i could go on... Its so easy slagging off your own and being constantly negative.

Germany, Chile, Belgium, Colombia, France, Ecuador, Mexico, Croatia.......

Only Germany from this list have what are pecieved to be better players throughout their squad than England's.

If any of us (as England fans) were offered anyone on the list as a second round match, we'd be confident of beating anyone but Germany. The reality is that Chile, France and Croatia have all beaten us in the last few years and the rest probably would as well.

Most of the Belgium squad are in the Premier League so it can't be about the league. Is it the attitude of the players? France have left out Nasri despite him playing a key part in City's success. No matter how shite Gerrard becomes, it'll be left to him to decide when he doesn't play for England anymore rather than the coach.

 

[IH8MUFC]

Very disappointing. Was too angry to comment yesterday, but we have so many problems, but the biggest one is that we don't play football like England. We need to stop copying other countries, ignore what they do and play football the English way.

I have seen post moaning about the facilities in this country, because kids have to get changed in a car par. Who cares? Do you think Brazil have won 5 world cups, because they have a changing room? We have better facilities than every other country in the world. We cannot go 2 miles, without finding good green pitches. We have perfect weather to play football all year around and here.

We have big problems with our coaching. Most youngsters are coached poorly and the scouting system is not particularly good either. Too many talented players slip through without ever being seen. Other problems include the drink culture that we have. Most talented players turn to drink around 15/16 and are more focused on going out on the Friday night rather than training.

This England's team just lacked ability. We are just going through a poor generation. We have been spoiled by the golden generation and this team just does not compare. The defence is a shadow of what it was before.

Great we can pass the ball, but that's worthless without anything. Stop using Spain as an example of physically limited players winning things. For some reason Spain had the fittest team in the world. Physical abilities are important as well as technique. We need to merge both.

Hopefully the next Euros will be better, but with our defence we probably won't be a threat to win it.

Spain's fitness seemed to be due to Fuentes and his injections.

 

[Cellarite]

Very disappointing. Was too angry to comment yesterday, but we have so many problems, but the biggest one is that we don't play football like England. We need to stop copying other countries, ignore what they do and play football the English way.

I have seen post moaning about the facilities in this country, because kids have to get changed in a car par. Who cares? Do you think Brazil have won 5 world cups, because they have a changing room? We have better facilities than every other country in the world. We cannot go 2 miles, without finding good green pitches. We have perfect weather to play football all year around and here.

We have big problems with our coaching. Most youngsters are coached poorly and the scouting system is not particularly good either. Too many talented players slip through without ever being seen. Other problems include the drink culture that we have. Most talented players turn to drink around 15/16 and are more focused on going out on the Friday night rather than training.

This England's team just lacked ability. We are just going through a poor generation. We have been spoiled by the golden generation and this team just does not compare. The defence is a shadow of what it was before.

Great we can pass the ball, but that's worthless without anything. Stop using Spain as an example of physically limited players winning things. For some reason Spain had the fittest team in the world. Physical abilities are important as well as technique. We need to merge both.

Hopefully the next Euros will be better, but with our defence we probably won't be a threat to win it.

I'm not having a pop, just curious as to which players you considered a part of this golden generation? Which period of time are you referring to?

 

[Blue Is the Opposite of Blue]

England's problem isn't players. They have a team that, with the right manager, could reach the semi-finals. Look at Holland, or Chile, do they have better players than England? I wouldn't say so. Minus Van Persie and Robben that Dutch side has nothing special. But why does it work so well? Organisation, intelligence, composure and unity. Look at Mexico, Colombia, Switzerland and Croatia - none of those sides are anything special but they're all well-drilled, organised, intelligent, composed and unified.