Quote: Roddy B "What about the last Euros? Where were the mighty English with their on-paper warriors?
I'm not claiming the Swedes are world beaters, they aren't, they are a pretty average nation that consistently reach tournaments through hard work and a sprinkling of magic from players like Zlatan. What I'm claiming is England are a complete and utter pile of w*nk. I have never seen the English national side play 'well' consistently, with a recognised style/brand and a dedication to perform that style/brand. I've been watching England for about fourteen to sixteen years (I'm twenty one), and I've never seen them play properly well. Every single tournament I am forced to believe that the groups will be a breeze, that X nation should be an easy win and that with momentum, we could win it. Every tournament it ends, every tournament expectations aren't met and every tournament thek questions are asked.
For me, England will struggle and they can't guarantee any result. The Sweden game should be the easiest of the three, but given Roy's defeatist attitude to football, England will do very well to get four points.'"
So in the first line of your post you make a point about us not getting to the last euros(our first failure in 14 years). Can I ask where Sweden were at the last major tournament ??? Maybe working there nuts off on the beach (consistently getting to tournaments) ???
Read back through my posts we don't breeze through groups but we do usually find a way through..... Once out of the last seven attempts we have failed. Not really a bad record. We have been very unlucky not to do much better once through (2010 apart). My original point was that it would be a disgrace not to get through the group and it would.