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England was dumped from Euro 2008, although there were clearly given a lifeline by Israel just a couple of days back. England needed just a draw to qualify for the final, and yet they threw it away just like that. SAD & PATHETIC!!!
Having the experienced Campbell and Bridge English players guarding the back, the world-classed Gerrard, Lampard and Beckham master-minding the midfield and with Cole and Crouch as the attacking option, England should be able to get the point they needed badly, to save their own butt as well as McClarens’s. But against the aggressive Crotians, they lack ideas, had no answer and they lost the plot totally. England has failed once again, and this time is at the expense of Euro 2008, a prestigious competition in the European nation.
Sigh…. perhaps this failure would be a wake-up call to all English-capped players, where most of them play in one of the world’s most exciting league, the EPL. They players have great skills individually, but when it comes to playing for the country, they aren’t playing as a team. There were no mutual understanding between the players at all, no great team-performance. In another word, they aren’t good enough. So, if you wanna watch beautiful football, i reckon Portugal matches.
"Every cloud has a silver lining" - ahhh… yes, how true, the silver lining in this case would be the sacking of McClaren. I’ve never been a great fan of him, i always thought that he lack the quality to lead the Three Lions. He always seems to blindly chose players for the wrong reasons. But now that he’s gone, we have a reason to celebrate. With big names like Jose Mourinho, Luiz Felipe Scolari, and Guus Hiddink (alright, not forgetting Martin O’Neil and Alan Shearer) being mentioned as the possible replacement, all England fans should be glad. Personally, i’d vote for The Special One, to bring glory back to the English football.
