BALLACKS!!
Everyone who know's a little bit about football, knew that England werent a favourite to win it with the likes of Brazil, Spain, Argentina, Germany far more settled and in form.
We went into the WC with major issues, what was our best 11? what was the best system? who was the number 1?
And it showed last night. There was no balance to the team, there was no passion from the forward players and midfield to flow passes together, dominate the ball or create a clear chance. We looked lathargic, our touch on the ball was lazy and we had no inventiveness.
No certain player didnt perform, the whole team didnt perform as a team. Whether its down to balance, tactics, player fitness no one knows, but what we do know is that we have NO form as a team. We arent blinkered thinking we go into the Slovenia game thinking we should win in, because our form shows that we shouldn't. At this point in time we ARENT a good team and need to realise that.
Tournaments are all about form, not like leagues when you can have a couple of bad games and find your form again. Every game is a must win game. The Brazilians, Argies, Germans and Spaniards go into their games knowing this and have the mentality to effect the game. At the moment we dont know what we are doing.
It isnt down to fans or media that is making england players play badly, its down to tactics, preparations, form, confidence and teamwork. Anyone who tries to find excuses to the contrary know nothing about football.