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eth0 said:EasyEd said:Dave,
Tell me if my perception of the English team as an outsider is accurate: The English players aren’t as good as they think they are…or certainly not as good as they’re perceived by the general public. They’re more celebrities than they are soccer players (or footballers)
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Is there some truth in that?
Not in my opinion
The footballers in the English team are some of the best in the world with a few being arguably _the_ best in the world.
This is evident in the performances they put out for their clubs in the English Premier League, which is generally exceptional throughout the season.
However when these players come together to play for England, they seem completely unable to play together. No one really knows what the reason for this is. Some ideas are:
- The media pressure is so high that they can't relax (British media is brutal)
- They have very little time off after the end of their own league to recover and are over-tired for the world cup
- They never play together other than for England so they don't know each others game intimately. The '6th sense' they have with their club mates isn't there.
On paper they're probably the best team in the world. In reality they're one of the worst...
Media pressure maybe but lots of other countries media have high expectations........ :whistle:
They have just as much time to rest as all the foreign players in the premiership........ :whistle:
They never play together, much like most of the other teams........... :whistle:
:agree:No one really knows what the reason for this is.