I heard a few people saying they thought England were in the top six - really? Spain, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Brazil, Argentina, without even touching Africa etc. Top 20 maybe, but there is little between England and a whole host of other countries who have little going for them. I think the FA need to accept the Premier League experiment has failed - our footballers arn't getting better with exposure to decent foreign footballers - they're getting worse, as they can 'hide' behind them. If anyone is truly bothered about having a decent national team then it has to change, but, as usual, money will talk so get used to the sort of abject embarrassment that was last night. Ashley Young - the new David Beckham i.e. will be THE figure of abuse everywhere - he was already well on his way, and has just cemented his uselessness in the national consciousness. Dive dive dive! Thank God it's over and we can concentrate on Le Tour, where Engald have genuine stars and a chance of winning. Mind you, there's a couple of days of Wimbledon before all brits are knocked out.
From: Sutton / Smail <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: Leeds List (Post to list) <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, 25 June 2012, 9:40 Subject: [LU] New levels of indifference I thought the England team gave all they had - their downfall was mainly that they were outplayed and outthought. Apart from some terrible passing and hoofs up the park (which is in line with a team uncomfortable with the ball and under pressure aka Leeds United) there was no more in the tank. I think it's more appropriate to be giving credit to the Italian side who prevented England playing. What is depressing is that England as a footballing nation have fallen further behind and although the Premiership is perceived as one of the "best" leagues, when it comes down it, England are barely in the top six globally. We're out now which is about right, we qualified from a weak group and if Italy hadn't seen us off, rest assured Germany or Spain would have. So when everyone's "gutted" about the exit defeat, I can't help thinking what people really expected. At least we have avoided the humiliation of a thrashing by Germany or Spain. _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
