in another thread this beauty: I am confident that Boris Johnson will negotiate for the England football team to get the trophy anyway. — Becca Reilly-Cooper (@boodleoops) June 27, 2016 and: and now the english national team invokes article 50 — Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) June 27, 2016
this is nice too: Finally we're out of Europe and have control over our own destiny! 1-2! — Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) June 27, 2016 http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/sport/sport-headlines/scotland-dies-laughing-20071121549
Very good article by the always astute Jonathan Wilson: https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/jun/29/euro-2016-italy-germany-group-stage-mediocrity
OK as if there was further proof needed Bild is gutter paper. after some googling I could only find sth. like this.
Portugal was so boring to watch for me...Always spreading the ball on the wings and sending useless crosses after. Renato Sanches was actually the only one player who tried to diversify a bit, tried to dribble, shot, come inside...Hold the team on his shoulders despite his very young age. Nani and Eliseu = random cross everytime Players like Nani and Quaresma who used to be active dribbling wingers look totally uninspired and tired, time to stop with them, they're getting old. Ronaldo in that striker role doesn't do much, Their midfielder Joao Mario was just bad. They have good chances to reach the finale with this average team that didn't win a single game yet in this tournament, it's funny cause it's probably their worst team since 2000.
‘A load of GARBAGE!’ - Ray Wilkins v Raymond Verheijen in talkSPORT showdown Ray Wilkins and Raymond Verheijen By Billy Hawkins - @bhawkinsss Wednesday, June 29, 2016 football team. Verheijen, who has worked at World Cups, European Championships and with clubs such as Barcelona, Chelsea and Bayern Munich, claimed there is a ‘structural problem’ within English football. This is preventing the Three Lions ever achieving what they should be, considering the size of the country and the talented group of players who can be called upon. He said: “It’s obviously a structural problem you have with your national team, as the last time you reached the semi-final was 1996. “I was not surprised at all [when England were knocked out].” He then went on to explain the physical problems which exist in English football, highlighting the intensity of Premier League fixtures and the lack of a winter break. The 44-year-old added: “If you are playing in the Premier League with all these games at this extreme intensity, and you don’t have a winter break, you accumulate fatigue over time. "How on earth are the England players able to recover from the season, regain freshness and prepare for the tournament? It’s impossible!” Ray Wilkins, who was listening to the show in his car, called into talkSPORT to criticise the Dutchman’s point of view - telling him to stay quiet seeing as the Netherlands failed to even reach Euro 2016. The former Three Lions international said: “I was wondering who the Dutch were playing in the next round! “Raymond, first and foremost, is a fitness coach. Do not talk tactically about football. If that was Rene Meulensteen, Guus Hiddink, Johan Cruyff, God bless him, I would listen. “You are a fitness coach; get on with what you do! “He keeps going on about ‘we’re not fit enough’; that’s a load of garbage. We won the World Cup in 1966 without a
^^There is a whole chapter in Soccernomics by Kuper and Szymanski on 'why England loses.' Their analysis shows that England's performance in international tournaments is just about what it ought to be based on metrics.
The winter break isnt the problem its sky and bt's scheduling. How can you have a league where in august to november u play one league game a week then in december u play 3 times in 8 days and the same at easter. There needs to be a balance. Then you have the manager, Hodgson is a loser a yet he gets the biggest job in England. England dont have a footballing identity and style of play, it has been missing for years and no one identified that. After russia everyone was positive and before Iceland everyone was looking to the quarter final. The team selection was horrible, the best striker in england playing on the wing? Lol. A washed up centre forward playing in centre midfield? Lol No they are talking about the u21 manager taking over. Another loser